Published in Drug Law Weekly, August 16th, 2005
"HIV/AIDS pandemic has caused a resurgence of TB, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality worldwide. HIV and Mycobacterium tuberculosis have a synergistic interaction; each accentuates progression of the other," scientists writing in the Indian Journal of Medical Research report.
"Clinical presentation of TB in early HIV infection resembles that observed in immunocompetent persons. In late HIV infection, however, TB is often atypical in presentation, frequently causing extrapulmonary disease....
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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2005-08-16)
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