A recent HIV diagnosis is associated with non-completion of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in an HIV-infected cohort in Cape Town.
<h4>Introduction</h4>Despite high rates of successful treatment TB incidence in South Africa remains high, suggesting ongoing transmission and a large reservoir of latently infected persons. Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) is recommended as preventive therapy in HIV-infected persons....
Main Authors: | Tolu Oni, Relebohile Tsekela, Bekekile Kwaza, Lulama Manjezi, Nonzwakazi Bangani, Katalin A Wilkinson, David Coetzee, Robert J Wilkinson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0052489&type=printable |
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