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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Study results from D.G. Datiko et al provide new insights into HIV/AIDS co-infection
November 3rd, 2008
"A complex interaction exists between tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection at an individual and community level. Limited knowledge about the rate of HIV infection in TB patients and the general population compromises the planning, resource allocation and prevention and control activities," investigators in Ethiopia report. "The aim of this study was to determine the rate of HIV infection in TB patients and its correlation with the rate HIV infection in pregnant women attending antenatal care (ANC) in Southern Ethiopia. All TB patients and pregnant women attending health institutions for TB diagnosis and treatment and ANC were consecutively...
Source: AIDS Weekly (2008-11-03)
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