Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection: Do we have a surveillance system in Europe?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1258-1260

  Pontali, E ^a   Pasticci, M B ^b   Matteelli, A ^c   Baldelli, F ^b   Migliori, G B ^d  

^a GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^d IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; ISONIAZID;

AWARENESS; COUNSELING; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MIXED INFECTION; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS;

COINFECTION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 82555185077     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00143111     Document Type: Editorial

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