The impact of HIV infection on recurrence of tuberculosis in South African gold miners

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 455-462

  Mallory, K F ^a   Churchyard, G J ^a   Kleinschmidt, I ^b   De Cock, K M ^c,d   Corbett, E L ^c  

^a AURUM INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV infection; Recurrent tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; COHORT STUDIES; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034101856     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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