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HIV and tuberculosis co-infection among migrants in Europe: A systematic review on the prevalence, incidence and mortality.
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- Tuberculosis in adult migrants in Europe: a TBnet consensus statement.The European respiratory journal · 2025Pooled it
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- Microbiological diagnosis and mortality of tuberculosis meningitis: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Barriers and Facilitators Affecting the HIV Care Cascade for Migrant People Living with HIV in Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development Countries: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2021Pooled it
- Treatment outcomes of tuberculous meningitis in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Towards tuberculosis elimination in people with HIV on antiretroviral therapy: evidence from a two-decade nationwide cohort in Spain.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2026Article
- Meningitis diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes in rural, northern Uganda: 2015-2024.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Real-world experience of barriers to diagnosis, early detection and disease management among migrants living with HIV in Spain: a qualitative study.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Longitudinal trends in mortality and its causes among migrant HIV/AIDS patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy compared to their counterparts: a cohort study, 2016-2022.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Burden of pulmonary tuberculosis among Ethiopians seeking jobs in the Middle East: a retrospective study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Short- and long-term increased risk of all-cause mortality in a tuberculosis cohort attributed to SARS-CoV-2 infection: a time-dependent survival analysis in Chile.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2025Article
- Impact of body mass index on mortality rates in tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Review
- Social participation and exposure to tuberculosis education: a cross-sectional study of older (≥ 60 years) domestic migrants in China.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Proportion of active tuberculosis among HIV-infected children after antiretroviral therapy in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Global, regional, and national burden of HIV and tuberculosis and predictions by Bayesian age-period-cohort analysis: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2024Article
- HIV replication and tuberculosis risk among people living with HIV in Europe: A multicohort analysis, 1983-2015.PloS one · 2024Article
- Health condition, income loss, food insecurity and other social inequities among migrants and refugees during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Triple Priority: TB/HIV Co-Infection and Treatment Outcomes among Key Populations in The Kyrgyz Republic: A National Cohort Study (2018-2022).Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023Article
- Evidence on tuberculosis in migrants at Brazil's international borders: A scoping review.Journal of migration and health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundInternational human migration has been rapidly growing. Migrants coming from low and middle income countries continue to be considerably vulnerable and at higher risk for infectious diseases, namely HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and tuberculosis (TB). In Europe, the number of patients with HIV-TB co-infection has been increasing and migration could be one of the potential driving forces.
objectiveThis systematic review aims to improve the understanding on the burden of HIV-TB co-infection among migrants in Europe and to assess whether these populations are particularly vulnerable to this co-infection compared to nationals.
designMEDLINE®, Web of Science® and Scopus® databases were searched from March to April 2016 using combinations of keywords. Titles and abstracts were screened and studies meeting the inclusion criteria proceeded for full-text revision. These articles were then selected for data extraction on the prevalence, incidence and mortality.
resultsThe majority of HIV-TB prevalence data reported in the analysed studies, including extrapulmonary/disseminated TB forms, was higher among migrant vs. nationals, some of the studies even showing increasing trends over time. Additionally, while HIV-TB incidence rates have decreased among migrants and nationals, migrants are still at a higher risk for this co-infection. Migrants with HIV-TB co-infection were also more prone to unsuccessful treatment outcomes, death and drug resistant TB. However, contradicting results also showed lower mortality compared to nationals.
conclusionsOverall, a disproportionate vulnerability of migrants to acquire the HIV-TB co-infection was observed across studies. Such vulnerability has been associated to low socioeconomic status, poor living conditions and limited access to healthcare. Adequate social support, early detection, appropriate treatment, and adequate access to healthcare are key improvements to tackle HIV-TB co-infection among these populations.
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