Tuberculosis and HIV infection in Bangui Central African Republic: High prevalence and poor management;Tuberculose et VIH a Bangui, Republique Centrafricaine: Forte prevalence et difficultes de prise en charge

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 623-626

  Breton, G ^a,c   Service, Y B ^b   Kassa Kelembho, E ^a   Mbolidi, C D ^b   Minssart, P ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE BANGUI   (Central African Republic)

^b Hôpital Communautaire   (South Africa)

^c BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Central African Republic; HIV AIDS; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

ADULT; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0642347489     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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