The impact of the HIV epidemic on tuberculosis transmission in Tanzania

AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 915-921

  Egwaga, Saidi M ^a   Cobelens, Frank G ^b,c   Muwinge, Hemed ^a   Verhage, Corry ^b   Kalisvaart, Nico ^b   Borgdorff, Martien W ^b,c  

^a Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^b KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health surveys; HIV infections; Tanzania; Tuberculin test; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANZANIA; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; TANZANIA; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33646701018     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000218557.44284.83     Document Type: Article

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