[ 27 ] Individuals with extrapulmonary TB presented a higher probability of death (borderline significance), which is in agreement with other studies.
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Survival of people living with HIV who defaulted from tuberculosis treatment in a cohort, Recife, Brazil.
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The probability of death was greater for defaulters in the the group with positive sputum smear (HR = 2.38, 95%-CI = 0.53–10.79), though it did not reach statistical significance; in the group with negative (HR = 3.74, 95%-CI = 1.88–7.46) and among those who did not have the sputum smear performed (HR = 3.30, 95%-CI = 1.63–6.67).