Tuberculosis Screening and Active Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Persons in a Canadian Tertiary Care Centre
RATIONALE: HIV infection increases the risk of reactivation of latent tuberculosis (TB). The present study evaluates how latent TB is detected and treated to determine the effectiveness of screening in HIV-infected patients with diverse risk profiles.
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| description | RATIONALE: HIV infection increases the risk of reactivation of latent tuberculosis (TB). The present study evaluates how latent TB is detected and treated to determine the effectiveness of screening in HIV-infected patients with diverse risk profiles. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-12715ac940404a7b8568fa81b3c042a12025-02-03T05:54:25ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322009-01-01202515710.1155/2009/658382Tuberculosis Screening and Active Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Persons in a Canadian Tertiary Care CentrePaul Brassard0Travis Salway Hottes1Richard G Lalonde2Marina B Klein3Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Center, CanadaDepartment of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Divisions of Infectious Diseases/Immunodeficiency, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, CanadaRATIONALE: HIV infection increases the risk of reactivation of latent tuberculosis (TB). The present study evaluates how latent TB is detected and treated to determine the effectiveness of screening in HIV-infected patients with diverse risk profiles.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/658382 |
| spellingShingle | Paul Brassard Travis Salway Hottes Richard G Lalonde Marina B Klein Tuberculosis Screening and Active Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Persons in a Canadian Tertiary Care Centre Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Tuberculosis Screening and Active Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Persons in a Canadian Tertiary Care Centre |
| title_full | Tuberculosis Screening and Active Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Persons in a Canadian Tertiary Care Centre |
| title_fullStr | Tuberculosis Screening and Active Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Persons in a Canadian Tertiary Care Centre |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tuberculosis Screening and Active Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Persons in a Canadian Tertiary Care Centre |
| title_short | Tuberculosis Screening and Active Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Persons in a Canadian Tertiary Care Centre |
| title_sort | tuberculosis screening and active tuberculosis among hiv infected persons in a canadian tertiary care centre |
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