Influence of HIV and other risk factors on tuberculosis

Background. Tuberculosis (TB) notification in South Africa has increased six-fold over the past two decades, mainly because of the HIV epidemic. Objectives. To describe the sociodemographic and outcome characteristics of TB patients, and to identify risk factors associated with TB treatment outcome...

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Main Authors: Sana Mahtab, David Coetzee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
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