Survival among patients with HIV infection and smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis - United States, 1993-2006.

Survival among patients with HIV infection and smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis - United States, 1993-2006.

BACKGROUND: In patients with HIV and tuberculosis (TB) in resource-constrained settings, smear-negative disease has been associated with higher mortality than smear-positive disease. Higher reported mortality may be due to misdiagnosis, diagnostic delays, or because smear-negative disease indicates...

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Main Authors: J Sean Cavanaugh, N Sarita Shah, Kevin P Cain, Carla A Winston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3479118?pdf=render

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