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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Research from O. Leminor and co-researchers provides new data on HIV/AIDS co-infection
September 2nd, 2008
In this recent report published in the Jaids - Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, researchers in Paris, France conducted a study "To identify predictors of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) or pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in acid-fast bacillus smear-negative HIV-infected patients and to develop clinical prediction rules. A cohort study conducted in consecutive hospitalized Asian patients." "Multivariate analyses were performed on the Cambodian sample to determine clinical, radiological, and biological predictors of PCP or TB at hospital admission. The Vietnamese sample was kept for independent validation. In Cambodia, the gold standard technique...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-09-02)
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