Factors associated with tuberculosis treatment delay in patients co-infected with HIV in a high prevalence area in Brazil.

Worldwide, about 11% of Tuberculosis (TB) cases occur in people living with HIV (PLHIV) and it is the leading cause of death in this population. An important step towards reducing the incidence and mortality of TB in PLHIV is to reduce the time from onset of symptoms to treatment. Factors related to...

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Main Authors: Betânia M F Nogueira, Valéria C Rolla, Kevan M Akrami, Susan M Kiene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5889181?pdf=render