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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
HIV is the main reason for failure to meet Tuberculosis (TB) control targets in high HIV settings. In spite of fewer people in USA suffering with TB, it remains a serious threat, especially for HIV-infected persons. In fact, worldwide TB is one of the leading causes of death among people infected with HIV. | HIV is the main reason for failure to meet Tuberculosis (TB) control targets in high HIV settings. In spite of fewer people in USA suffering with TB, it remains a serious threat, especially for HIV-infected persons. In fact, worldwide TB is one of the leading causes of death among people infected with HIV. People infected with HIV are more likely than uninfected people to get sick with other infections and diseases. | ||
== Reference == | == Reference == | ||
Revision as of 14:19, 2 April 2012
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Tuberculosis Microchapters |
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Treatment |
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Case Studies |
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HIV coinfection with tuberculosis On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of HIV coinfection with tuberculosis |
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Risk calculators and risk factors for HIV coinfection with tuberculosis |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [2]
Overview
HIV is the main reason for failure to meet Tuberculosis (TB) control targets in high HIV settings. In spite of fewer people in USA suffering with TB, it remains a serious threat, especially for HIV-infected persons. In fact, worldwide TB is one of the leading causes of death among people infected with HIV. People infected with HIV are more likely than uninfected people to get sick with other infections and diseases.