Case fatality rate and viral aetiologies of acute respiratory tract infections in HIV positive and negative people in Africa: The VARIAFRICA-HIV systematic review and meta-analysis

•This first meta-analysis compare CFR between HIV(+) and HIV(-) with ARTI in Africa•We found higher rate of mortality in HIV(+) people compared to HIV(-)•In subgroup analysis, the CFR was higher in HIV + children <5 compared to people >5•Viral aetiologies of ARTI were not different between HIV(+) and HIV(-)