Prevalence of HIV infection among tuberculosis patients in Eastern India

Summary: Background: India has a high tuberculosis (TB) burden. A significant percentage of TB patients are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive. As the HIV epidemic is fueling the global TB epidemic, the prevalence of the virus in TB patients is a sensitive indicator of the spread of HIV in...

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Main Authors: Magna Manjareeka, Sitikantha Nanda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-10-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034113000671