A multi-centered study of the influence of HIV on transmission of tuberculosis to household contacts in three states of Malaysia

International Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 273-279

  Naing, Nyi Nyi ^a   Mohammad, Wan Zahiruddin Wan ^b   Salleh, Rosemi ^c   Ahmad, Norita ^c   Iyawoo, Kuppusamy ^b   Shaban, Hamidah ^b   Simon, George Kutty ^d   Joseph, Michael Stephen ^d   Bakar, Mohd Hilmi Abu ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

^c General Hospital Kota Bharu   (Malaysia)

^d Alor Setar Hospital Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

HIV; Household contacts; Malaysia; Multi centered; TB transmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 37349131695     PISSN: 13412051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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