tuberculosis incidence and its predictive factors among patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in dilla hospital, ethiopia
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Tuberculosis Incidence and Its Predictive Factors among Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Dilla Hospital, Ethiopia
The convergence of tuberculosis (TB) and the HIV epidemic pose new public health challenges. The interaction between HIV and TB in co-infected persons is bidirectional and synergistic, HIV infection predisposes to the development of active TB, and on the course of HIV-related im-munodeficiency is worsened by active TB infection. TB is the most common opportunistic infection seen in HIV patients...
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iranian journal of public healthجلد ۴۶، شماره ۱، صفحات ۱۳۰-۱۳۲
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