The prevalence of HIV among adults with pulmonary TB at a population level in Zambia

The prevalence of HIV among adults with pulmonary TB at a population level in Zambia

Abstract Background Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection is one of the main drivers of poor outcome for both diseases in Zambia. HIV infection has been found to predict TB infection/disease and TB has been reported as a major cause of death among individuals with HIV. Improving case detection of TB/HIV...

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Main Authors: Pascalina Chanda-Kapata, Nathan Kapata, Eveline Klinkenberg, Martin P. Grobusch, Frank Cobelens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Population
HIV-TB co-morbidity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2345-5

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