HIV Prevalence Among Persons Suspected of Tuberculosis: Policy Implications for India

BACKGROUND:HIV testing of persons referred for tuberculosis diagnosis (TB suspects) is recommended by World Health Organization but is not a policy in India, where HIV prevalence among TB suspects has never been reported. The current Indian policy of offering HIV testing only to TB cases may limit o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2012-04, Vol.59 (4), p.e72-e76
Hauptverfasser:	Naik, Balaji, Kumar MV, Ajay, Lal, Kumaraswamy, Doddamani, Sangamesh, Krishnappa, Mohan, Inamdar, Vikas, Satyanarayana, Srinath, Gupta, Devesh, Dewan, Puneet Kumar
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult AIDS/HIV Female Health Policy HIV HIV Infections - diagnosis HIV Infections - epidemiology Human immunodeficiency virus Humans India - epidemiology Male Mass Screening Medical diagnosis Medical tests Medical treatment Middle Aged Mycobacterium Prevalence Sputum - microbiology Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology
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