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The incidence of tuberculosis among hiv-positive individuals with high CD4 counts: implications for policy

BACKGROUND: Intensified case finding (ICF) and earlier antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation are strategies to reduce burden of HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB). We describe incidence of and associated factors for TB among HIV-positive individuals with CD4 counts > 350 cells/μl in South Africa....

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Autores principales: Kufa, Tendesayi, Chihota, Violet, Mngomezulu, Victor, Charalambous, Salome, Verver, Suzanne, Churchyard, Gavin, Borgdorff, Martien
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4901468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27286814
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1598-8