Tuberculosis and HIV Co-infection, California, USA, 1993–2008

Tuberculosis and HIV Co-infection, California, USA, 1993–2008

To understand the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV co-infection in California, we cross-matched incident TB cases reported to state surveillance systems during 1993–2008 with cases in the state HIV/AIDS registry. Of 57,527 TB case-patients, 3,904 (7%) had known HIV infection. TB rates for p...

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Main Authors: John Z. Metcalfe, Travis C. Porco, Janice Westenhouse, Mark Damesyn, Matt Facer, Julia Hill, Qiang Xia, James P. Watt, Philip C. Hopewell, Jennifer Flood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
HIV
TB/HIV co-morbidity
HAART
California
Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/3/12-1521_article

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