HIV infection among tuberculosis patients in Vietnam: Prevalence and impact on tuberculosis notification rates

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 986-993

  Thanh, D H ^a   Sy, D N ^a   Linh, N D ^a   Hoan, T M ^a   Dien, H T ^a   Thuy, T B ^a   Hoa, N P ^b   Tung, L B ^c   Cobelens, Frank ^d,e  

^a National Hospital of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases   (Viet Nam)

^b HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital   (Viet Nam)

^d KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^e AMSTERDAM INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

HIV; Tuberculosis; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RURAL AREA; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS; VIET NAM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIC; HIV INFECTIONS; INFECTION CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TUBERCULOSIS; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954718999     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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