Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis at the National Chest Hospital in Jamaica Prevalencia del virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana en pacientes con tuberculosis pulmonar del National Chest Hospital en Jamaica

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus-type 1 (HIV-1) infection in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis at the National Chest Hospital in Jamaica. METHODS: This retrospective study reviewed the hospital records of 537 patients admitted over a...

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Main Authors: Patrick E. Akpaka, Mikael Tulloch-Reid, Angel Justiz-Vaillant, Monica F. Smikle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2006-01-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
VIH
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892006000100006