Characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV seropositive and seronegative patients in a Northeastern region of Brazil

The aim of this study was to analyse the clinical, epidemiological and bacteriological features present in 60 pulmonary tuberculosis patients who were also infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to compare these with 120 TB patients who were not infected with HIV. The patients with pul...

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Main Authors: Liberato Isabella Ramos de Oliveira, Albuquerque Maria de Fatima P. Militão de, Campelo Antônio Roberto Leite, Melo Heloísa Ramos Lacerda de
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2004-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822004000100012