Clinical characteristics of HIV+TB+ individuals (n = 22).

M: Male, F: Female.a: 1: No cavities; 2: cavities BMI: Body mass index.nd: not determined.b: The time of conversion is defined as the first analyzed time point where culture was negative and remained negative at all following time points. Studied individuals were divided into 3 groups according to the time of sputum culture conversion: ≤ 8 weeks, between 12 and 26 weeks and > 26 weeks after the initiation of TB therapy.