Short report: Impact of HAART therapy on co-infection of tuberculosis and HIV cases for 9 years in Taiwan

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 675-677

  Tseng, Shu Hui ^a,b   Jiang, Donald Dah Shyong ^b   Hoi, Hao Seong ^b   Yang, Shiang Lin ^b   Hwang, Kao Pin ^c,d  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^c Chang Gung Memorial Hosptial Kaohsiung Medical Center   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MIXED INFECTION; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRUS LOAD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 65349097885     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.675     Document Type: Article

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