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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Data on HIV/AIDS co-infection reported by researchers at Duke University
June 23rd, 2009
In this recent report, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To determine the feasibility of therapeutic drug monitoring for adjusting low serum antimycobacterial concentrations in patients with both tuberculosis and advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Retrospective cohort study. Data Source. De-identified dataset from a tuberculosis clinic." "Twenty-one patients (median age 38 yrs, range 25-68 yrs) with advanced HIV infection (CD4(+) cell count < 100 cells/mm(3)) who received treatment for active tuberculosis between March 2002 and September 2007. We evaluated data based on the practices performed at the tuberculosis clinic. After the daily...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-23)
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