Radiographic features of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients infected by HIV: is there an objective indicator of co-infection?
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prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in patients infected with HIV by microscopical and molecular methods
Background:In some countries, one of the first and most common manifestations of HIV positive patients is tuberculosis (TB). HIV positive people are prone to other infections such as tuberculosis due to immune deficiency and reduced CD4+ cell count. Although increasing access to antiretroviral therapy has led to a reduction in HIV-related opportunistic infections and mortality, the simultaneous...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0037-8682
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822001000400010