Tuberculosis-HIV Co-infection in Kiev City, Ukraine

In 2004, we tested all patients with newly diagnosed tuberculosis (TB) for HIV in Kiev City. The results were compared to information from medical records of 2002, when co-infection prevalence was 6.3%. Of 968 TB patients, 98 (10.1%) were HIV infected. TB-HIV co-infection is increasing, especially i...

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Main Authors: Marieke J. van der Werf, Olga B. Yegorova, Nelly Chentsova, Yuriy Chechulin, Epco Hasker, Vasyl I. Petrenko, Jaap Veen, Leonid V. Turchenko
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Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/5/05-1103_article
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author Marieke J. van der Werf
Olga B. Yegorova
Nelly Chentsova
Yuriy Chechulin
Epco Hasker
Vasyl I. Petrenko
Jaap Veen
Leonid V. Turchenko
author_facet Marieke J. van der Werf
Olga B. Yegorova
Nelly Chentsova
Yuriy Chechulin
Epco Hasker
Vasyl I. Petrenko
Jaap Veen
Leonid V. Turchenko
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description In 2004, we tested all patients with newly diagnosed tuberculosis (TB) for HIV in Kiev City. The results were compared to information from medical records of 2002, when co-infection prevalence was 6.3%. Of 968 TB patients, 98 (10.1%) were HIV infected. TB-HIV co-infection is increasing, especially in injecting drug users.
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spelling doaj.art-647d37155097411d8407db032ea814492022-12-22T00:23:36ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592006-05-0112576676810.3201/eid1205.051103Tuberculosis-HIV Co-infection in Kiev City, UkraineMarieke J. van der WerfOlga B. YegorovaNelly ChentsovaYuriy ChechulinEpco HaskerVasyl I. PetrenkoJaap VeenLeonid V. TurchenkoIn 2004, we tested all patients with newly diagnosed tuberculosis (TB) for HIV in Kiev City. The results were compared to information from medical records of 2002, when co-infection prevalence was 6.3%. Of 968 TB patients, 98 (10.1%) were HIV infected. TB-HIV co-infection is increasing, especially in injecting drug users.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/5/05-1103_articleHIVtuberculosisco-infectionrisk factorsUkraineEastern Europe
spellingShingle Marieke J. van der Werf
Olga B. Yegorova
Nelly Chentsova
Yuriy Chechulin
Epco Hasker
Vasyl I. Petrenko
Jaap Veen
Leonid V. Turchenko
Tuberculosis-HIV Co-infection in Kiev City, Ukraine
Emerging Infectious Diseases
HIV
tuberculosis
co-infection
risk factors
Ukraine
Eastern Europe
title Tuberculosis-HIV Co-infection in Kiev City, Ukraine
title_full Tuberculosis-HIV Co-infection in Kiev City, Ukraine
title_fullStr Tuberculosis-HIV Co-infection in Kiev City, Ukraine
title_full_unstemmed Tuberculosis-HIV Co-infection in Kiev City, Ukraine
title_short Tuberculosis-HIV Co-infection in Kiev City, Ukraine
title_sort tuberculosis hiv co infection in kiev city ukraine
topic HIV
tuberculosis
co-infection
risk factors
Ukraine
Eastern Europe
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/5/05-1103_article
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