Proportion and determinants of tuberculosis among human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients attending the antiretroviral therapy center attached to a Medical College in South India

Proportion and determinants of tuberculosis among human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients attending the antiretroviral therapy center attached to a Medical College in South India

Background: The human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) pandemic has caused a re-emergence of tuberculosis (TB). In persons infected with both HIV and TB, the lifetime risk of developing TB disease is 50–70% compared to 10% in HIV-negative individuals. India has wo...

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Main Authors: Vandana Hiregoudar, Bellara Raghavendra, Aravind Karinagannavar, Wahid Khan, Sneha Kamble, Timmalapur G Goud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Family and Community Medicine
Subjects:
Antiretroviral therapy
co-infection
human immunodeficiency virus
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.jfcmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2230-8229;year=2016;volume=23;issue=2;spage=88;epage=93;aulast=Hiregoudar

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