Factors related to HIV/tuberculosis coinfection in a Brazilian reference hospital

Infection with both Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis is currently the world's leading cause of death due to infectious agents. We evaluated factors related to the development of tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-infected patients who were being treated at an infectious d...

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Main Authors: Bráulio Matias de Carvalho, André Jalles Monteiro, Roberto da Justa Pires Neto, Thalles Barbosa Grangeiro, Cristiane Cunha Frota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000400005&lng=en&tlng=en