Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection—focus on the Asia-Pacific region

Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection—focus on the Asia-Pacific region

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading opportunistic disease and cause of death in patients with HIV infection. In 2013 there were 1.1 million new TB/HIV co-infected cases globally, accounting for 12% of incident TB cases and 360 000 deaths. The Asia-Pacific region, which contributes more than a half of a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Q.M. Trinh, H.L. Nguyen, V.N. Nguyen, T.V.A. Nguyen, V. Sintchenko, B.J. Marais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
HIV
Co-infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214017123

Similar Items

Similar Items