HIV and tuberculosis co-infection among migrants in Europe: A systematic review on the prevalence, incidence and mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

International human migration has been rapidly growing. Migrants coming from low and middle income countries continue to be considerably vulnerable and at higher risk for infectious diseases, namely HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and tuberculosis (TB). In Europe, the number of patients with HIV-TB co-infection has been increasing and migration could be one of the potential driving forces.

Objective

This systematic review aims to improve the understanding on the burden of HIV-TB co-infection among migrants in Europe and to assess whether these populations are particularly vulnerable to this co-infection compared to nationals.

Design

MEDLINE®, Web of Science® and Scopus® databases were searched from March to April 2016 using combinations of keywords. Titl

SUBMITTER: Tavares AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5619775 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature