Tuberculosis and its association with CD4⁺ T cell count among adult HIV positive patients in Ethiopian settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculosis (TB) and HV have been intertwined and makeup a deadly human syndemic worldwide, especially in developing countries like Ethiopia. Previous studies have reported different TB incidences and its association with CD4⁺ T cell counts among HIV positive patients in Ethiopia. Thus, the goal of this meta-analysis was, first, to determine pooled incident TB among adult HIV positive patients, and second, to assess the association between incident TB and baseline CD4⁺ T cell count strata's.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Cochrane library, Science Direct and Google scholar databases from June 1 to 30, 2018. The I² statistics and Egger's regression test was used to determine heterogeneity and publication bias among included studies re

SUBMITTER: Geremew D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7204319 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature