Presentation of tuberculosis in TB-HIV co-infection patients and the treatment outcome with directly observed short course therapy

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 1, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Singhal, Sameer ^a   Jaiswa, Prem ^b  

^a DATTA MEGHE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b District Tubercular Officer   (India)

Author keywords

DOTS; Extra pulmonary tuberculosis; HIV; Presentation; Pulmonary tuberculosis; RNTCP; TB HIV co infection; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SMEAR; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

EID: 84856927230     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(11)60168-8     Document Type: Article

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