HIV-related tuberculosis in South Africa - Clinical features and outcome

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 64-67

  Wilkinson, David ^a   Moore, David A J ^a  

^a Hlabisa Hospital   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RURAL AREA; SEX RATIO; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030026112     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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