Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Serum Albumin for Tuberculosis in HIV Infected Patients Eligible for Antiretroviral Therapy: Data from an HIV Cohort Study in India

Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Serum Albumin for Tuberculosis in HIV Infected Patients Eligible for Antiretroviral Therapy: Data from an HIV Cohort Study in India

Introduction: Tuberculosis is difficult to diagnose and it is the leading cause of death in HIV infected individuals in developing countries. There is an urgent need of low-cost diagnostic markers for resource-limited settings. Methods: The study involved 1571 patients from an HIV cohort study in In...

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Main Authors: Gerardo Alvarez-Uria, Manoranjan Midde, Raghavakalyan Pakam, Praveen Kumar Naik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2013-09-01
Series:BioImpacts
Subjects:
Developing Countries
Hypoalbuminemia
India
Public Health
Mortality
Cost Savings
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5681/bi.2013.025

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5681/bi.2013.025

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