Patrick D M C Katoto, Dieudonné Bihehe, Amanda Brand, Raymond Mushi, Aline Kusinza, Brian W Alwood, Richard N van Zyl-Smit, Jacques L Tamuzi, Nadia A Sam-Agudu, Marcel Yotebieng, John Metcalfe, Grant Theron, Krystal J Godri Pollitt, Maia Lesosky, Jeroen Vanoirbeek, Kevin Mortimer, Tim Nawrot, Benoit Nemery, Jean B Nachega
BACKGROUND: In low- and middle-income countries countries, millions of deaths occur annually from household air pollution (HAP), pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), and HIV-infection. However, it is unknown whether HAP influences PTB risk among people living with HIV-infection. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study among 1,277 HIV-infected adults in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (February 2018 - March 2019). Cases had current or recent (<5y) PTB (positive sputum smear or Xpert MTB/RIF), controls had no PTB...
January 17, 2024: Environmental Health