Paradoxical reactions in ocular tuberculosis
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Paradoxical reactions and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in tuberculosis.
The coalescence of the HIV-1 and tuberculosis (TB) epidemics in Sub-Saharan Africa has had a significant and negative impact on global health. The availability of effective antimicrobial treatment for both HIV-1 (in the form of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)) and TB (with antimycobacterial agents) has the potential to mitigate the associated morbidity and mortality. However, the u...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1869-5760
DOI: 10.1186/s12348-019-0183-x