HIV/tuberculosis co-infection: a request for a better surveillance
The increasing endemicity of tuberculosis resulting from causes such as immigration, poverty, a declining public health infrastructure and co-infection by HIV/Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is leading to a change in tuberculosis control programmes. One of the main reasons for the resurgence of tubercul...
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| author | Lima Mônica M. Belluomini Marília Almeida Margarida M. M. B. Arantes Gilberto R. |
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| description | The increasing endemicity of tuberculosis resulting from causes such as immigration, poverty, a declining public health infrastructure and co-infection by HIV/Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is leading to a change in tuberculosis control programmes. One of the main reasons for the resurgence of tuberculosis is HIV infection - the risk of tuberculosis is greater in HIV patients than in the majority of the population as can be seen from numerous research projects. The need for systematic testing for HIV infection in all tuberculosis patients by undertaking confidential HIV tests on admission to a tuberculosis programme is brought out. This measure would increase the number of cases diagnosed and provide data for better surveillance of the co-infection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0970f77b96814f43874d2f51628771182022-12-22T03:23:47ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista de Saúde Pública0034-89101518-87871997-01-01313217220HIV/tuberculosis co-infection: a request for a better surveillanceLima Mônica M.Belluomini MaríliaAlmeida Margarida M. M. B.Arantes Gilberto R.The increasing endemicity of tuberculosis resulting from causes such as immigration, poverty, a declining public health infrastructure and co-infection by HIV/Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is leading to a change in tuberculosis control programmes. One of the main reasons for the resurgence of tuberculosis is HIV infection - the risk of tuberculosis is greater in HIV patients than in the majority of the population as can be seen from numerous research projects. The need for systematic testing for HIV infection in all tuberculosis patients by undertaking confidential HIV tests on admission to a tuberculosis programme is brought out. This measure would increase the number of cases diagnosed and provide data for better surveillance of the co-infection.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89101997000300001Tuberculosis/etiologyHIV infectionsEpidemiologic surveillance |
| spellingShingle | Lima Mônica M. Belluomini Marília Almeida Margarida M. M. B. Arantes Gilberto R. HIV/tuberculosis co-infection: a request for a better surveillance Revista de Saúde Pública Tuberculosis/etiology HIV infections Epidemiologic surveillance |
| title | HIV/tuberculosis co-infection: a request for a better surveillance |
| title_full | HIV/tuberculosis co-infection: a request for a better surveillance |
| title_fullStr | HIV/tuberculosis co-infection: a request for a better surveillance |
| title_full_unstemmed | HIV/tuberculosis co-infection: a request for a better surveillance |
| title_short | HIV/tuberculosis co-infection: a request for a better surveillance |
| title_sort | hiv tuberculosis co infection a request for a better surveillance |
| topic | Tuberculosis/etiology HIV infections Epidemiologic surveillance |
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