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The effect of tuberculosis and antiretroviral treatment on CD4+ cell count response in HIV-positive tuberculosis patients in Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) presents a serious problem in Mozambique. HIV prevalence among TB patients is estimated at 47%. A delay in having their first CD4+ cell count could lead to a missed opportunity for ART initiation due to a CD4+ cell increase above the cut-off caused by TB treatment. The...
Autores principales: | Brouwer, Miranda, Gudo, Paula Samu, Simbe, Chalice Mage, Perdigão, Paula, van Leth, Frank |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3490938/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22900904 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-670 |
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