Tuberculin skin test results in HIV-infected patients in India: implications for latent tuberculosis treatment

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the utility of the tuberculin skin test (TST) in detecting latent and active tuberculosis (TB) among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients in South India.DESIGN: TSTs and CD4 counts were collected from 631 HIV-infected individuals without active TB and 209 antir...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease 2008-02, Vol.12 (2), p.168-173
Hauptverfasser:	SWAMINATHAN, S, SUBBARAMAN, R, VENKATESAN, P, SUBRAMANYAM, S, KUMAR, S. R, MAYER, K. H, NARAYANAN, P. R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Anergy Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences CD4 Lymphocyte Count Comorbidity Female HIV HIV Infections - epidemiology Human bacterial diseases Human immunodeficiency virus Humans India Infectious diseases Latent Tuberculosis Infection Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Miscellaneous Mycobacterium Pneumology Prevention and actions Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Sensitivity and Specificity Tuberculin Skin Test Tuberculin Test Tuberculosis - drug therapy Tuberculosis - epidemiology Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections
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