TB & Outbreaks Week
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of TB & Outbreaks Week
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
University of North Carolina, Department of Epidemiology reports research in HIV/AIDS co-infection
May 13th, 2008
Scientists discuss in 'Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus, and foreign birth in North Carolina, 1993 - 2006' new findings in HIV/AIDS co-infection. "The proportion of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) reported in the United States has been gradually increasing. HIV infection and foreign birth are increasingly associated with tuberculosis and understanding their effect on the clinical presentation of tuberculosis is important," investigators in the United States report. "Case-control study of 6,124 persons with tuberculosis reported to the North Carolina Division of Public health from January 1, 1993 to December 31, 2006. Multivariate logistic...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-13)
|
