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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Researchers from University of London, Imperial College describe findings in HIV/AIDS co-infection
December 9th, 2008
According to a study from London, the United Kingdom, " The current understanding of airborne tuberculosis (TB) transmission is based on classic 1950s studies in which guinea pigs were exposed to air from a tuberculosis ward. Recently we recreated this model in Lime, Peru, and in this paper we report the use of molecular fingerprinting to investigate patient infectiousness in the current era of HIV infection and multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB." "Methods and Findings All air from a mechanically ventilated negative-pressure HIV-TB ward was exhausted over guinea pigs housed in an airborne transmission study facility on the roof. Animals had monthly tuberculin skin tests, and...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-12-09)
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