High rate of hypothyroidism in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients co-infected with HIV in Mumbai, India.

High rate of hypothyroidism in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients co-infected with HIV in Mumbai, India.

BACKGROUND: Adverse events (AEs) among HIV-infected patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) receiving anti-TB and antiretroviral treatments (ART) are under-researched and underreported. Hypothyroidism is a common AE associated with ethionamide, p-aminosalicylic acid (PAS), and stavud...

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Main Authors: Aristomo Andries, Petros Isaakidis, Mrinalini Das, Samsuddin Khan, Roma Paryani, Chitranjan Desai, Alpa Dalal, Homa Mansoor, Reena Verma, Dolorosa Fernandes, Giovanni Sotgiu, Giovanni B Migliori, Peter Saranchuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3806815?pdf=render

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