Patients With HIV and Tuberculosis Coinfection, Treated in the Specialized Hospital for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases in Sofia, Bulgaria, for the Period 2017-2019

Patients With HIV and Tuberculosis Coinfection, Treated in the Specialized Hospital for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases in Sofia, Bulgaria, for the Period 2017-2019

Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the most powerful risk factor known to predispose to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and further progression to active disease, which increases the risk of latent TB reactivation. TB is one of the most common opportunistic infections worldwid...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta Medica Bulgarica 2024-09, Vol.51 (2), p.13-18
Hauptverfasser: Strashimirov, D., Milanov, Vl, Yordanova, R., Tcherveniakova, T., Yancheva-Petrova, N.
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Sprache:eng
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HIV
MDR-TB
MTB
Xpret MTB
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Zusammenfassung:Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the most powerful risk factor known to predispose to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and further progression to active disease, which increases the risk of latent TB reactivation. TB is one of the most common opportunistic infections worldwide.
ISSN:2719-5384
2719-5384
DOI:10.2478/amb-2024-0047