TB or not TB? Diagnostic difficulties in HIV-positive versus HIV-negative tuberculosis patients with an immigration background in Germany

TB or not TB? Diagnostic difficulties in HIV-positive versus HIV-negative tuberculosis patients with an immigration background in Germany

Patients immigrated or born to immigrated parents constitute an increasing proportion of TB in Germany. This study aimed to assess the clinical presentation and outcome of immigrated TB-monoinfected (TB/HIV–) patients versus TB patients with an HIV coinfection (TB/HIV+). Ninety-three patients (36 bo...

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Main Authors: Kerstin Ennemoser, Daman Deep Singh, Falk Hüttig, Colin MacKenzie, Irmela Müller-Stöver, Henrik Holtmann, Sunil José Kocheril, Martha C Holtfreter, Joachim Richter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-12-01
Series:European Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X15618972

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