Tuberculosis and AIDS co-morbidity in Brazil: Linkage of the tuberculosis and AIDS databases

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-141

  Miranda, Angelica Espinosa ^a   Golub, Jonathan E ^b   Lucena, Francisca De Fátima ^c   Maciel, Ethel Noia ^a   Gurgel, Maria De Fátima ^d   Dietze, Reynaldo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^d Estado do Espírito Santo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AIDS; Co infection; Secondary data; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; COMORBIDITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76649116564     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702009000200013     Document Type: Article

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