Antiretroviral roll-out results in major TB decline in South African study.

Presented at the IAS conference.

The roll-out of antiretroviral treatment to cover 90% of eligible people has resulted in a significant decline in new cases of TB in a South African township, demonstrating for the first time the potential of antiretroviral treatment to make major inroads into the burden of TB in high prevalence countries.

This is a very important study and good news. TB is responsible for more deaths in the world than any infectious disease including HIV.