Practices and attitudes towards tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection screening in people living with HIV/AIDS among HIV physicians in Japan

Practices and attitudes towards tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection screening in people living with HIV/AIDS among HIV physicians in Japan

Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be the leading cause of death for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), and HIV is the strongest known risk factor for progression to active TB disease for persons with latent TB infection (LTBI). Screening for active TB and LTBI, and TB preventive t...

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Main Authors: Lisa Kawatsu, Noriyo Kaneko, Mayumi Imahashi, Keisuke Kamada, Kazuhiro Uchimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:AIDS Research and Therapy
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Latent tuberculosis infection
Screening
HIV/AIDS
Japan
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12981-022-00487-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12981-022-00487-8

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