Tuberculosis elimination in the countries of Europe and other industrialized countries.

HIV infection among tuberculous patients in Morocco.

Referring to the report (Eur Respir J, 1991; 4: 1288-1295): "Tuberculosis elimination in the countries of Europe and other industrialized countries", we should like to add our experience in screening for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection among tuberculosis patients. In Morocco, a high incidence of tuberculosis (105 per 100,000) is associated with a low prevalence of HIV infection (1,...

بررسی درمان کوتاه مدت سل در بخش کودکان بیمارستان امام خمینی (ره)، 71-1367

Tuberculosis appears to be a disease as old as human history. Tuberculosis is of great public health importance in the developing countries. Its clinical profile is different in developing countries in comparison to countries of Europe and North America. The recent epidemic of HIV has slowed down the declining trend in the incidence of tuberculosis. Bacilli are transmitted from one infected per...

Tuberculosis elimination: theory and practice in Europe.

Although Europe identified the pathway to tuberculosis (TB) elimination in 1990, no information on programmes for country preparedness is available. A questionnaire investigating TB elimination activities was submitted to 38 national TB programme representatives of low TB incidence (<20 cases per 100 000 population) European countries/territories of the World Health Organization European region...

Wealth Inequality and Tuberculosis Elimination in Europe

In Europe, wealth inequality is directly related to tuberculosis (TB) notification (R2 = 0.69), while in countries with lower TB rates, higher proportions of TB cases occur in foreign-born persons. Particularly during times of financial upheaval, efforts to eliminate TB must address social inequality.

Information And Communication Technology Externalities And Economic Growth In Newly Industrialized Countries