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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Research results from J.E. Oeltmann and co-authors update knowledge of HIV/AIDS co-infection
March 18th, 2008
"Botswana. To estimate frequencies of tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes, assess the validity of reported treatment outcomes, and identify risk factors for death during TB treatment among children aged <15 years during 1998-2002," researchers in the United States report. "We examined TB treatment outcome frequencies using the national Electronic TB Registry (ETR) data. Treatment and medical records were reviewed to calculate predictive values (PV) for outcomes recorded in the ETR. We interviewed parents of children treated for TB and assessed risk factors for death during treatment via case-control study. Of 5483 patients, 3646 (67%) were cured or completed...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-03-18)
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