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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection Therapy
Studies from M. Wolfart et al have provided new data on HIV/AIDS co-infection therapy
July 1st, 2008
A report, 'Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance in HIV-infected patients from a tertiary care teaching hospital in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil,' is newly published data in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. According to recent research from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, "Drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates are a major public health concern worldwide. There are few studies assessing tuberculosis (TB) resistance in Brazil." "This study assessed the prevalence of resistance to the five first-line anti-TB drugs in TB isolates from HIV-infected patients in a tertiary care teaching hospital in southern Brazil. From...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-07-01)
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