10.17037/DATA.122
Early mortality among HIV-positive adults starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) remains high in resource-limited settings, with tuberculosis (TB) the leading cause of death. However, current methods to estimate TB-related deaths are inadequate and most autopsy studies do not adequately represent those attending primary health clinics (PHCs). The TB Fast Track study aimed to determine the autopsy prevalence of TB and other infections in adults enrolled at South African PHCs in the context of a pragmatic trial of empiric TB treatment.
This dataset contains basic demographic information and lab investigation results of 34 HIV-positive individuals who died after study enrolment. This includes MGIT culture and Xpert MTB/RIF; aerobic and fungal cultures; and histological findings
The MIA_Data_Summary dataset may be requested for the purpose of research verification. Researchers wishing to access the data should complete a request form, outlining the proposed analysis and variables that they wish to use. This application will be reviewed by the study access committee to ensure it complies with the ethical conditions of the original study.
The table below lists variables contained within the raw dataset. To protect the confidentiality of patients and their family, it may be necessary to process information for the purpose of anonymisation.
Variable Name | Variable Label | Answer Label | Answer Code | Variable Type |
id | ID | Open ended | Numeric | |
sex | Gender | Numeric | ||
Male | 1 | |||
Female | 2 | |||
denrol | Date of enrolment | Open ended | Numeric | |
dtbtx | Date started TB treatment | Open ended | Integer | |
dart | Date started ART | Open ended | Integer | |
dod | Date of death | Open ended | Numeric | |
agedeath | Age at death | Open ended | Numeric | |
dmia | Date of NA | Open ended | Integer | |
S_bal | BAL obtained? | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
S_bld | Blood obtained? | Open ended | Numeric | |
S_csf | CSF obtained? | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
S_liv | Liver sample obtained? | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
S_lk | Left kidney sample obtained? | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
S_rk | Right kidney sample obtained? | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
S_ll | Left lung sample obtained? | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
S_rl | Right lung sample obtained? | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
S_np | Naso/oropharyngeal aspirate obtained? | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
S_spl | Splenic sample obtained? | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
S_ur | Urine obtained? | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
S_o | Other sample obtained? | Open ended | String | |
TB_gxpval | Xpert MTB/RIF valid? | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not a GeneXpert sample | 9 | |||
TB_gxpres | Xpert MTB/RIF result | Numeric | ||
MTB NOT detected | 0 | |||
MTB detected | 1 | |||
TB_gxprif | Xpert MTB/RIF resistance | Numeric | ||
Resistant | 1 | |||
Susceptible | 2 | |||
Indeterminate | 3 | |||
Not applicable | 7 | |||
TB_mgitresBAL | BAL: MGIT result | Numeric | ||
Negative | 0 | |||
Positive | 1 | |||
Contaminated | 2 | |||
TB_znres1BAL | BAL: ZN result (1) | Numeric | ||
Negative | 0 | |||
Positive | 1 | |||
TB_blagarresBAL | BAL: Blood agar result | Numeric | ||
Negative | 0 | |||
Positive | 1 | |||
TB_hainothBAL | BAL: Hain result | Open ended | String | |
TB_mgitresCSF | CSF: MGIT result | Numeric | ||
Negative | 0 | |||
Positive | 1 | |||
Contaminated | 2 | |||
TB_znres1CSF | CSF: ZN result (1) | Numeric | ||
Negative | 0 | |||
Positive | 1 | |||
TB_blagarresCSF | CSF: Blood agar result | Numeric | ||
Negative | 0 | |||
Positive | 1 | |||
TB_hainothCSF | CSF: Hain result | Open ended | String | |
TB_mgitresLIV | Liver: MGIT result | Numeric | ||
Negative | 0 | |||
Positive | 1 | |||
Contaminated | 2 | |||
TB_znres1LIV | Liver: ZN result (1) | Numeric | ||
Negative | 0 | |||
Positive | 1 | |||
TB_blagarresLIV | Liver: Blood agar result | Numeric | ||
Negative | 0 | |||
Positive | 1 | |||
TB_hainothLIV | Liver: Hain result | Open ended | String | |
TB_mgitresLNG | Lungs: MGIT result | Numeric | ||
Negative | 0 | |||
Positive | 1 | |||
Contaminated | 2 | |||
TB_znres1LNG | Lungs: ZN result (1) | Numeric | ||
Negative | 0 | |||
Positive | 1 | |||
TB_blagarresLNG | Lungs: Blood agar result | Numeric | ||
Negative | 0 | |||
Positive | 1 | |||
TB_hainothLNG | Lungs: Hain result | Open ended | String | |
TB_mgitresSPL | Spleen: MGIT result | Numeric | ||
Negative | 0 | |||
Positive | 1 | |||
Contaminated | 2 | |||
TB_znres1SPL | Spleen: ZN result (1) | Numeric | ||
Negative | 0 | |||
Positive | 1 | |||
TB_blagarresSPL | Spleen: Blood agar result | Numeric | ||
Negative | 0 | |||
Positive | 1 | |||
TB_hainothSPL | Spleen: Hain result | Open ended | String | |
TB_mgitresURI | Urine: MGIT result | Numeric | ||
Negative | 0 | |||
Positive | 1 | |||
Contaminated | 2 | |||
TB_znres1URI | Urine: ZN result (1) | Numeric | ||
Negative | 0 | |||
Positive | 1 | |||
TB_blagarresURI | Urine: Blood agar result | Numeric | ||
Negative | 0 | |||
Positive | 1 | |||
TB_hainothURI | Urine: Hain result | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aerocyn_BAL | BAL: Bact culture positive? | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
MICRO_aeroc1_BAL | BAL: Bact. culture 1 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc2_BAL | BAL: Bact. culture 2 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc3_BAL | BAL: Bact. culture 3 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc4_BAL | BAL: Bact. culture 4 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc5_BAL | BAL: Bact. culture 5 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_fungcult_BAL | BAL: Fungal culture | Numeric | ||
Candida albicans | 1 | |||
Cryptococcus neoformans | 2 | |||
Aspergillus fumigatus | 3 | |||
Other | 6 | |||
No fungal growth | 7 | |||
No fungal culture | 9 | |||
MICRO_fungcoth_BAL | BAL: Fungal culture, other | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aerocyn_BLD | Blood: Bact culture positive? | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
MICRO_aeroc1_BLD | Blood: Bact. culture 1 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc2_BLD | Blood: Bact. culture 2 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc3_BLD | Blood: Bact. culture 3 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc4_BLD | Blood: Bact. culture 4 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc5_BLD | Blood: Bact. culture 5 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_fungcult_BLD | Blood: Fungal culture | Numeric | ||
Candida albicans | 1 | |||
Cryptococcus neoformans | 2 | |||
Aspergillus fumigatus | 3 | |||
Other | 6 | |||
No fungal growth | 7 | |||
No fungal culture | 9 | |||
MICRO_fungcoth_BLD | Blood: Fungal culture, other | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aerocyn_CSF | CSF: Bact culture positive? | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
MICRO_aeroc1_CSF | CSF: Bact. culture 1 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc2_CSF | CSF: Bact. culture 2 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc3_CSF | CSF: Bact. culture 3 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc4_CSF | CSF: Bact. culture 4 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc5_CSF | CSF: Bact. culture 5 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_fungcult_CSF | CSF: Fungal culture | Numeric | ||
Candida albicans | 1 | |||
Cryptococcus neoformans | 2 | |||
Aspergillus fumigatus | 3 | |||
Other | 6 | |||
No fungal growth | 7 | |||
No fungal culture | 9 | |||
MICRO_fungcoth_CSF | CSF: Fungal culture, other | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aerocyn_LIV | Liver: Bact culture positive? | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
MICRO_aeroc1_LIV | Liver: Bact. culture 1 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc2_LIV | Liver: Bact. culture 2 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc3_LIV | Liver: Bact. culture 3 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc4_LIV | Liver: Bact. culture 4 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc5_LIV | Liver: Bact. culture 5 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_fungcult_LIV | Liver: Fungal culture | Numeric | ||
Candida albicans | 1 | |||
Cryptococcus neoformans | 2 | |||
Aspergillus fumigatus | 3 | |||
Other | 6 | |||
No fungal growth | 7 | |||
No fungal culture | 9 | |||
MICRO_fungcoth_LIV | Liver: Fungal culture, other | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aerocyn_LNG | Lungs: Bact culture positive? | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
MICRO_aeroc1_LNG | Lungs: Bact. culture 1 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc2_LNG | Lungs: Bact. culture 2 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc3_LNG | Lungs: Bact. culture 3 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc4_LNG | Lungs: Bact. culture 4 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc5_LNG | Lungs: Bact. culture 5 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_fungcult_LNG | Lungs: Fungal culture | Numeric | ||
Candida albicans | 1 | |||
Cryptococcus neoformans | 2 | |||
Aspergillus fumigatus | 3 | |||
Other | 6 | |||
No fungal growth | 7 | |||
No fungal culture | 9 | |||
MICRO_fungcoth_LNG | Lungs: Fungal culture, other | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aerocyn_SPL | Spleen: Bact culture positive? | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
MICRO_aeroc1_SPL | Spleen: Bact. culture 1 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc2_SPL | Spleen: Bact. culture 2 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc3_SPL | Spleen: Bact. culture 3 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc4_SPL | Spleen: Bact. culture 4 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_aeroc5_SPL | Spleen: Bact. culture 5 | Open ended | String | |
MICRO_fungcult_SPL | Spleen: Fungal culture | Numeric | ||
Candida albicans | 1 | |||
Cryptococcus neoformans | 2 | |||
Aspergillus fumigatus | 3 | |||
Other | 6 | |||
No fungal growth | 7 | |||
No fungal culture | 9 | |||
MICRO_fungcoth_SPL | Spleen: Fungal culture, other | Open ended | String | |
OTHER_pcpifa_BAL | BAL: PCP IFA | Numeric | ||
Negative | 0 | |||
Positive | 1 | |||
Possible | 2 | |||
Not a PCP result | 9 | |||
OTHER_crag_BLD | Blood: CrAg | Numeric | ||
CrAg negative | 0 | |||
CrAg positive | 1 | |||
No CrAg result | 9 | |||
OTHER_crag_CSF | CSF: CrAg | Numeric | ||
CrAg negative | 0 | |||
CrAg positive | 1 | |||
No CrAg result | 9 | |||
HIST_diag1 | Histology diagnosis 1 | Numeric | ||
Diss mycob inf, likely TB | 1 | |||
Diss mycob inf, likely atypical | 2 | |||
Diss mycob inf, other (specify) | 3 | |||
Local mycob inf (specify) | 4 | |||
Evid mycob infect, ?treated | 5 | |||
Bact pneumonia, G-ve bacilli | 6 | |||
Bact pneumonia, G+ve bacilli | 7 | |||
Bact pneumonia, G+ve cocci | 8 | |||
Bacterial pneumonia, G-ve cocci | 9 | |||
Pneumonia, likely bacterial | 10 | |||
Disseminated cryptococcosis | 11 | |||
Local crypto (specify) | 12 | |||
Pneumonitis, ?viral | 13 | |||
Pneumonitis, other (specify) | 14 | |||
Steatosis (give details) | 15 | |||
Steatohepatitis (give details) | 16 | |||
Chronic hepatitis (give details) | 17 | |||
Acute hepatitis (give details) | 18 | |||
Liver cirrhosis | 19 | |||
Acute tubular necrosis | 20 | |||
Nephritis | 21 | |||
Other pulmonary | 31 | |||
Other cardiac | 32 | |||
Other hepatic | 33 | |||
Other renal | 34 | |||
Other splenic | 35 | |||
Other infectious | 36 | |||
Other | 96 | |||
No other diagnoses | 97 | |||
HIST_diag2 | Histology diagnosis 2 | Numeric | ||
Diss mycob inf, likely TB | 1 | |||
Diss mycob inf, likely atypical | 2 | |||
Diss mycob inf, other (specify) | 3 | |||
Local mycob inf (specify) | 4 | |||
Evid mycob infect, ?treated | 5 | |||
Bact pneumonia, G-ve bacilli | 6 | |||
Bact pneumonia, G+ve bacilli | 7 | |||
Bact pneumonia, G+ve cocci | 8 | |||
Bacterial pneumonia, G-ve cocci | 9 | |||
Pneumonia, likely bacterial | 10 | |||
Disseminated cryptococcosis | 11 | |||
Local crypto (specify) | 12 | |||
Pneumonitis, ?viral | 13 | |||
Pneumonitis, other (specify) | 14 | |||
Steatosis (give details) | 15 | |||
Steatohepatitis (give details) | 16 | |||
Chronic hepatitis (give details) | 17 | |||
Acute hepatitis (give details) | 18 | |||
Liver cirrhosis | 19 | |||
Acute tubular necrosis | 20 | |||
Nephritis | 21 | |||
Other pulmonary | 31 | |||
Other cardiac | 32 | |||
Other hepatic | 33 | |||
Other renal | 34 | |||
Other splenic | 35 | |||
Other infectious | 36 | |||
Other | 96 | |||
No other diagnoses | 97 | |||
HIST_diag3 | Histology diagnosis 3 | Numeric | ||
Diss mycob inf, likely TB | 1 | |||
Diss mycob inf, likely atypical | 2 | |||
Diss mycob inf, other (specify) | 3 | |||
Local mycob inf (specify) | 4 | |||
Evid mycob infect, ?treated | 5 | |||
Bact pneumonia, G-ve bacilli | 6 | |||
Bact pneumonia, G+ve bacilli | 7 | |||
Bact pneumonia, G+ve cocci | 8 | |||
Bacterial pneumonia, G-ve cocci | 9 | |||
Pneumonia, likely bacterial | 10 | |||
Disseminated cryptococcosis | 11 | |||
Local crypto (specify) | 12 | |||
Pneumonitis, ?viral | 13 | |||
Pneumonitis, other (specify) | 14 | |||
Steatosis (give details) | 15 | |||
Steatohepatitis (give details) | 16 | |||
Chronic hepatitis (give details) | 17 | |||
Acute hepatitis (give details) | 18 | |||
Liver cirrhosis | 19 | |||
Acute tubular necrosis | 20 | |||
Nephritis | 21 | |||
Other pulmonary | 31 | |||
Other cardiac | 32 | |||
Other hepatic | 33 | |||
Other renal | 34 | |||
Other splenic | 35 | |||
Other infectious | 36 | |||
Other | 96 | |||
No other diagnoses | 97 | |||
HIST_diag4 | HIstology diagnosis 4 | Numeric | ||
Diss mycob inf, likely TB | 1 | |||
Diss mycob inf, likely atypical | 2 | |||
Diss mycob inf, other (specify) | 3 | |||
Local mycob inf (specify) | 4 | |||
Evid mycob infect, ?treated | 5 | |||
Bact pneumonia, G-ve bacilli | 6 | |||
Bact pneumonia, G+ve bacilli | 7 | |||
Bact pneumonia, G+ve cocci | 8 | |||
Bacterial pneumonia, G-ve cocci | 9 | |||
Pneumonia, likely bacterial | 10 | |||
Disseminated cryptococcosis | 11 | |||
Local crypto (specify) | 12 | |||
Pneumonitis, ?viral | 13 | |||
Pneumonitis, other (specify) | 14 | |||
Steatosis (give details) | 15 | |||
Steatohepatitis (give details) | 16 | |||
Chronic hepatitis (give details) | 17 | |||
Acute hepatitis (give details) | 18 | |||
Liver cirrhosis | 19 | |||
Acute tubular necrosis | 20 | |||
Nephritis | 21 | |||
Other pulmonary | 31 | |||
Other cardiac | 32 | |||
Other hepatic | 33 | |||
Other renal | 34 | |||
Other splenic | 35 | |||
Other infectious | 36 | |||
Other | 96 | |||
No other diagnoses | 97 | |||
HIST_diag5 | Hsitology diagnosis 5 | Numeric | ||
Diss mycob inf, likely TB | 1 | |||
Diss mycob inf, likely atypical | 2 | |||
Diss mycob inf, other (specify) | 3 | |||
Local mycob inf (specify) | 4 | |||
Evid mycob infect, ?treated | 5 | |||
Bact pneumonia, G-ve bacilli | 6 | |||
Bact pneumonia, G+ve bacilli | 7 | |||
Bact pneumonia, G+ve cocci | 8 | |||
Bacterial pneumonia, G-ve cocci | 9 | |||
Pneumonia, likely bacterial | 10 | |||
Disseminated cryptococcosis | 11 | |||
Local crypto (specify) | 12 | |||
Pneumonitis, ?viral | 13 | |||
Pneumonitis, other (specify) | 14 | |||
Steatosis (give details) | 15 | |||
Steatohepatitis (give details) | 16 | |||
Chronic hepatitis (give details) | 17 | |||
Acute hepatitis (give details) | 18 | |||
Liver cirrhosis | 19 | |||
Acute tubular necrosis | 20 | |||
Nephritis | 21 | |||
Other pulmonary | 31 | |||
Other cardiac | 32 | |||
Other hepatic | 33 | |||
Other renal | 34 | |||
Other splenic | 35 | |||
Other infectious | 36 | |||
Other | 96 | |||
No other diagnoses | 97 |