Is HIV infection a risk factor for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis? A systematic review.

BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) is an important cause of human suffering and death. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB), and extensive drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) have emerged as threats to TB control. The association between MDR-TB and HIV infection has not ye...

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Main Authors: Sujit Suchindran, Emily S Brouwer, Annelies Van Rie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2680616?pdf=render

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