University of California - San Diego
Tijuana injection drug users on collision course for HIV and TB
Published in AIDS Weekly, April 27th, 2009
A study by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with Mexican researchers and health officials, shows that as many as 67 percent of injection drug users in Tijuana test positive for tuberculosis (TB) infection. The analysis, which underscores the urgent need for TB screening and treatment for populations that are also at risk for HIV infection, will be published in the May issue of the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IJTLD).
"While injection drug users are known to be at risk for TB, this is one of the highest infection rates ever reported among this group," said principal investigator...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2009-04-27)
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