The influence of intravenous drug use and HIV infection in the transmission of tuberculosis

AIDS

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 95-100

  Caylà, Joan A ^a   García De Olalla, Patricia ^a   Galdós Tangüis, Hernando ^a   Vidal, Rafael ^b   López Colomés, Josep Ll ^c   Gatell, Josep M ^c   Jansà, Josep M ^a  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

AIDS; Case control study; Coinfection; HIV; Infectivity; Intravenous drug use; Outbreaks; Risk factors; Transmission; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABUSE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030025442     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199601000-00014     Document Type: Article

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