Coinfection (TB/HIV)
Pulmonary TB Appears to Enhance HIV Replication
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, May 12th, 1997
"The combination of increased viral burden and mutations associated with tuberculosis may contribute to the increased mortality from other AIDS-related conditions in coinfected patients who have been successfully treated for tuberculosis," researcher Kih Nakata and colleagues wrote ("Mycobacterium tuberculosis Enhances HIV-1 Replication in the Lung," American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, March 1997;155:996-1003).
While it has been well established that HIV infection worsens the risk and course of tuberculosis,...
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