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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Findings in HIV/AIDS co-infection reported from University of London, Imperial College
July 7th, 2009
According to recent research from London, the United Kingdom, " Institutional tuberculosis (TB) transmission is an important public health problem highlighted by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the emergence of multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant TB. Effective TB infection control measures are urgently needed." "We evaluated the efficacy of upper-room ultraviolet (UV) lights and negative air ionization for preventing airborne TB transmission using a guinea pig air-sampling model to measure the TB infectiousness of ward air. Methods and Findings For 535 consecutive days, exhaust air from an HIV-TB ward in Lima, Peru, was passed through three guinea pig air-sampling...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-07-07)
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