Reduced tuberculosis case notification associated with scaling up antiretroviral treatment in rural Malawi.

Objective: To report on the trends in new and recurrent tuberculosis (TB) case notifications in a rural district of Malawi that has embarked on large-scale roll-out of antiretroviral treatment (ART).

Methods: Descriptive study analysing TB case notification and ART enrolment data between 2002 and 2009.

Results: There were a total of 10,070 new and 755 recurrent TB cases.