Impact of antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis: the Brazilian experience, 1995-2001.

Impact of antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of tuberculosis: the Brazilian experience, 1995-2001.

<h4>Background</h4>The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) fuels tuberculosis (TB) epidemics. In controlled clinical trials, antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces TB incidence in HIV-infected patients. In this study we determine if, under programmatic conditions, Brazil's policy of un...

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Main Authors: Abraham Miranda, Meade Morgan, Leda Jamal, Kayla Laserson, Draurio Barreira, Guida Silva, Joseney Santos, Charles Wells, Patricia Paine, Denise Garrett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000826

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