Frequency of HIV infection amongst children with disseminated tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis in aligarh (north India) - A low HIV prevalence area

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 566-569

  Ramzan, Mohammad ^a   Ali, Syed Manazir ^a   Malik, Abida ^a   Zaka ur Rab, Zeeba ^a   Shahab, Tabassum ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Disseminated tuberculosis; HIV; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INDIA; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; PALLOR; SCREENING TEST; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HIV INFECTIONS; MASS SCREENING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 70350292548     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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