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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Reports outline HIV/AIDS co-infection study findings from J.N. Scholten and colleagues
April 15th, 2008
According to recent research from Netherlands, "The World Health Organization (WHO) European Region, which includes 52 countries. To assess an epidemiological data collection tool implemented in 2004 for recording human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status among tuberculosis (TB) patients." "Based on WHO estimates, the reported number of TB patients with HIV was compared with the number expected. The analysis included all forms of TB and was restricted to adults, wherever possible. The numbers of TB patients detected from HIV/acquired immune-deficiency syndrome (AIDS) programmes (NAPs) were also assessed. In 2003, 20 (38%) National TB Programmes (NTPs) reported 4602...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-15)
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