Hypertension is associated with increased mortality in patients with tuberculosis in Guinea-Bissau.

Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) is associated with a number of non-communicable co-morbidities, which can complicate treatment and impair outcome. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of hypertension on disease severity, treatment outcome and survival in a cohort of patients with TB.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in Guinea-Bissau.

Tuberculosis and hypertension-a systematic review of the literature.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major health problem in low- and middle-income countries, and in many of these countries, the burden of non-communicable diseases such as hypertension is rising. Knowledge about how these diseases influence each other is limited.

Methods: A systematic review of the literature was performed to evaluate the evidence for an association between hypertension and TB.