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The effect of isoniazid preventive therapy on incidence of tuberculosis among HIV-infected clients under pre-ART care, Jimma, Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem that accounts for almost half a million human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) associated deaths. Provision of isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) is one of the public health interventions for the prevention of TB in HIV infected individuals....

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Autores principales: Assebe, Lelisa Fekadu, Reda, Hailemariam Lemma, Wubeneh, Alem Desta, Lerebo, Wondwossen Terefe, Lambert, Saba Maria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4394593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25886730
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1719-0