SUMMARY
In patients diagnosed with TB, the conversion of smear microscopy is achieved when 2 of 17 the initial positive result becomes negative following an appropriate anti-TB therapy. To patient adherence to TB treatment, studies have shown that demographic factors (age and gender), HIV status, and initial level of infectiousness (measured by smear grade) are determinants for sputum conversion rate. The probability of death was two times more likely to occur among TB and HIV coinfected patients compared to HIV-infected patients without TB, even after adjusting for the levels of CD4+ T-cells and the initiation . . .
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