Undiagnosed tuberculosis in a community with high HIV prevalence: implications for tuberculosis control.

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Published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med on September 14, 2006

Authors

Robin Wood1, Keren Middelkoop, Landon Myer, Alison D Grant, Andrew Whitelaw, Stephen D Lawn, Gilla Kaplan, Robin Huebner, James McIntyre, Linda-Gail Bekker

Author Affiliations

1: The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Health Science Faculty, UCT Observatory, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.

Associated clinical trials:

Screening for Tuberculosis in HIV-infected Patients Eligible for Antiretroviral Treatment | NCT01433796

Enhanced TB Screening to Determine the Prevalence and Incidence of TB in Patients With HIV | NCT02043067

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