Tuberculosis and AIDS co-morbidity in Brazil: linkage of the tuberculosis and AIDS databases

Tuberculosis and AIDS co-morbidity in Brazil: linkage of the tuberculosis and AIDS databases

This study evaluated differences in AIDS patients with and without tuberculosis (TB) in Espírito Santo State, Brazil. Standard regional AIDS (SINAN, SISCEL, SICLOM and SIM) and tuberculosis (SINAN) databases were used. TB and AIDS databases were linked using Reclink software, version 3, with SPSS so...

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Main Authors: Angelica Espinosa Miranda, Jonathan E. Golub, Francisca de Fátima Lucena, Ethel Noia Maciel, Maria de Fátima Gurgel, Reynaldo Dietze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
AIDS
tuberculosis
co-infection
secondary data
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000200013&lng=en&tlng=en

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