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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Reports summarize HIV/AIDS co-infection research from C. Maoz and co-authors
December 16th, 2008
According to a study from Israel, "To identify the clinical and radiological features distinguishing Mycobacterium simiae respiratory infection from pulmonary tuberculosis, the demographics, underlying conditions, and clinical and radiological findings of 121 consecutive patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and 102 with M. simiae respiratory infection were compared retrospectively. In the M. simiae group, the patients were older (mean age 69 +/- 16 years vs. 47 +/- 21 years, p=0.0001), with a female predominance (62% vs. 45%, p=0.008)." "Only 4% were of Ethiopian origin compared to 25% of the tuberculosis group (p=0.0001). M. simiae infection was associated with...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-12-16)
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