Clinico-epidemiological profile of HIV/TB coinfected patients in Vadodara, Gujarat

Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-15

  Ghiya, Ragini ^a   Naik, Eknath ^b,c   Casanas, Beata ^b   Izurieta, Ricardo ^b   Marfatia, Yogesh ^a  

^a Baroda Medical College   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coinfection; HIV; HIV AIDS; India; TB; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXFOLIATIVE DERMATITIS; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 77953379445     PISSN: 02537184     EISSN: 19983816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7184.55472     Document Type: Article

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