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Tuberculosis can be cured, even among HIV-infected persons. Treatment with DOTS has been shown to prolong the life of HIV-infected persons by at least two years. HIV-infected TB patients who received treatment with the same drugs but not in a programme of DOTS had a three-fold increased risk of death during treatment.
