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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Data on HIV/AIDS co-infection reported by researchers at Vanderbilt University, Medical Department
May 13th, 2008
"Urban tuberculosis (TB) clinic, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Chest radiographs (CXRs)help in the diagnosis of pulmonary TB, but may be normal," scientists in the United States report. "Mycobacterium tuberculosis in culture is diagnostic of TB, but cultures are not routinely obtained in resource-poor settings. We examined rates and risk factors for pulmonary TB associated with normal CXR. An observational cohort study was performed among all respiratory culture-positive TB cases referred to the Nashville Health Department from October 1992 to July 2003. Clinical factors, demographics and underlying medical conditions were assessed. Of 601 study patients, 53 (9%) had...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-13)
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