"Change in Tuberculosis Mortality in Brazil Due to the AIDS Epidemic."

According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the 11th International Conference on AIDS, held July 7-12, 1996, in Vancouver, British Columbia, "Introduction: Recent studies have demonstrated a shift in the downward trend of tuberculosis mortality in younger USA adults after 1986, specially in the same age groups where AIDS was more incident. In Brazil, tuberculosis is still a serious problem with its higher incidence in the same age group as HIV/AIDS, being one of the most frequent diseases associated with AIDS. Objective: To examine the trends in the tuberculosis mortality through 1980-1990 in Brazil, according to the magnitude of the AIDS problem in defined...

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