Tuberculosis incidence and risk factors among patients living with HIV/AIDS in public health service institutions in Brasilia, Federal District Incidência e fatores de risco para tuberculose em pacientes vivendo com HIV/AIDS atendidos nos serviços públicos de saúde em Brasília, Distrito Federal

Tuberculosis incidence and risk factors among patients living with HIV/AIDS in public health service institutions in Brasilia, Federal District Incidência e fatores de risco para tuberculose em pacientes vivendo com HIV/AIDS atendidos nos serviços públicos de saúde em Brasília, Distrito Federal

In order to estimate the incidence of and risk factors for developing tuberculosis, the clinical charts of a retrospective cohort of 281 HIV-positive adults, who were notified to the AIDS Program of the Health Department of Brasilia in 1998, were reviewed in 2003. All the patients were treatment-nai...

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Main Authors: Leonor Henriette de Lannoy, Juan José Cortez-Escalante, Maria do Socorro Nantua Evangelista, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2008-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Tuberculose
Incidência
Vírus da imunodeficiência humana
Síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida
Fatores de risco
Sobrevivência
Tuberculosis
Incidence
Human immunodeficiency virus
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Risk factors
Survival
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