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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Studies from University of Washington have provided new data on HIV/AIDS co-infection
September 30th, 2008
Research findings, 'Unexpected pulmonary involvement in extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients,' are discussed in a new report. "This study aimed to assess the utility of sputum examinations and chest radiographs (CXRs) in patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis (XPTB) to detect pulmonary involvement of tuberculosis (TB). We studied 72 XPTB patients who were managed through the TB Program, King County, WA, from January 2003 through November 2004," scientists in the United States report. "The two most common sites of XPTB were the lymph nodes (36 [50%]) and pleura (12 [17%]). Thirty-five of 72 XPTB patients (49%) had abnormal CXR findings. Sputum was not obtained from 15...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-09-30)
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