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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Studies from S. Swaminathan and colleagues yield new information about HIV/AIDS co-infection
March 18th, 2008
According to a study from Madras, India, "To evaluate the utility of the tuberculin skin test (TST) in detecting latent and active tuberculosis (TB) among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients in South India. TSTs and CD4 counts were collected from 631 HFV-infected individuals without active TB and 209 anti-retroviral and anti-tuberculosis treatment-naive HIV-infected patients with TB." "We calculated the proportion of TST-positive individuals, as well as the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value of TST in the diagnosis of TB. Among subjects without active TB, 28% with a CD4 count < 100 cells/mu l vs....
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-03-18)
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