Tuberculosis preventive therapy in HIV infection
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Preventive therapy for tuberculosis in HIV infected individuals.
The increased risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) among those infected with HIV has prompted a need to reconsider the institution of preventive therapy/chemoprophylaxis with one or more antituberculosis drugs. Prior to the initiation of preventive therapy for tuberculosis, it is essential to rule out active TB. The target population for chemoprophylaxis among HIV seropositives includes all Man...
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عنوان ژورنال: Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
سال: 2001
ISSN: 2078-6751,1608-9693
DOI: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v2i1.519