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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Reports outline HIV/AIDS co-infection study findings from C.G. Meyer and colleagues
November 11th, 2008
According to a study from Hamburg, Germany, "Although Mycobacterium africanum is being isolated in a significant proportion of cases of pulmonary tuberculosis in West Africa, its pathogenic potential remains a matter of discussion. Recent reports leave the question of whether M. africanum causes more severe pathology than M. tuberculosis or resembles opportunistic pathogens and might gain importance in the course of the HIV pandemic." "Patients with pulmonary tuberculosis associated with M. africanum (n = 556) and M. tuberculosis (n = 1350) were studied in Ghana, West Africa, and compared regarding self-reported signs and symptoms, chest radiography, HIV status,...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-11-11)
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