Does antiretroviral treatment reduce case fatality among HIV-positive patients with tuberculosis in Malawi?

Setting: Thyolo district, Malawi.

Objectives: To report on 1) case fatality among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive tuberculosis (TB) patients while on anti-tuberculosis treatment and 2) whether antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiated during the continuation phase of TB treatment reduces case fatality.

Design: Retrospective cohort analysis.