Understanding and intervening in HIV-associated tuberculosis
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HIV-associated tuberculosis in Zambia
The purpose of this study was to determine the association between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and tuberculosis (TB) among a cohort of heterosexual discordant couples (one partner HIV-positive and the other HIV-negative) enrolled at an HIV prevention and research centre in Lusaka, Zambia. All medical records identified from January 1994 to July 1998 were extensively reviewed. I...
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1National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK 2 Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town 7701, South Africa 3Department of Infectious Diseases, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK 4Department of Medicine, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge, Box 157, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK 5Department of...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1470-2118,1473-4893
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.15-6-s43