Systematic review and meta-analysis observed tuberculosis's link with CD4+ T cell count in HIV positive adults, suggesting preventive measures are vital.
BACKGROUND: T cell count strata's. METHODS: statistics and Egger's regression test was used to determine heterogeneity and publication bias among included studies respectively. A random effects model was used to estimate pooled incident TB and odds ratio with the respective 95% confidence intervals using Stata version 11.0 statistical software. RESULTS: . CONCLUSION: . Therefore, Early HIV screening and ART initiation, as well as strict compliance with ART and increasing the coverage of TB preventive therapy to more risky groups are important to prevent the problem. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Study protocol registration: CRD42018090802.
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