Tuberculosis Screening and Active Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Persons in a Canadian Tertiary Care Centre

oleh: Paul Brassard, Travis Salway Hottes, Richard G Lalonde, Marina B Klein

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wiley 2009-01-01

Deskripsi

RATIONALE: HIV infection increases the risk of reactivation of latent tuberculosis (TB). The present study evaluates how latent TB is detected and treated to determine the effectiveness of screening in HIV-infected patients with diverse risk profiles.