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Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis in Asia.
- Source :
- Tuberculosis (14729792); Jul2007 Supplement, Vol. 87, pS18-S25, 0p
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Summary: Asia has the highest numbers of tuberculosis cases (60% of the global total) and has experienced a marked rise in HIV seroprevalence (22% of the global total) in key subpopulations of these highly populous nations. Thus, co-infected patients are a challenge for practitioners and public health workers alike. The U.S.–Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program is spearheading interdisciplinary collaborations in Asia to address the many outstanding research priorities for HIV–tuberculosis co-infection. There is an urgency to this agenda for many reasons, including the frequency with which tuberculosis accounts for the death of HIV-infected persons in Asia, and the continued rise of multiple drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We review briefly the public health situation in Asia, highlighting research questions from US–Japan–Asian partner joint meetings, and cite salient studies to indicate trends and challenges. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
- Subjects :
- TUBERCULOSIS
HIV infections
INFECTIOUS disease transmission
MYCOBACTERIAL diseases
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14729792
- Volume :
- 87
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Tuberculosis (14729792)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26168748
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tube.2007.05.008