Is Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis More Prevalent in HIV-Infected Patients in Korea?

The epidemiological synergy between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) is a major threat to public health. However, the association between HIV and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is not clear. To explore the association between HIV and MDR-TB infection, a case-contr...

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Autores principales: Lee, Shinwon, Lee, Sun Hee, Mok, Jeong Ha, Lee, Su Jin, Kim, Kye-Hyung, Lee, Jeong Eun, Lee, Seung Geun, Chung, Joo Seop, Kwak, Ihm Soo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yonsei University College of Medicine 2016
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5011286/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27593882
http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2016.57.6.1508
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Sumario:The epidemiological synergy between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) is a major threat to public health. However, the association between HIV and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is not clear. To explore the association between HIV and MDR-TB infection, a case-control study was performed in Korea. A total of 1606 culture-proven TB patients (45 HIV vs. 1561 non-HIV) from January 2006 to October 2014 were included in this analysis. MDR-TB rates were 11.1% and 8.2% in the HIV and non-HIV groups, respectively (p=0.42), thus indicating that MDR-TB was not significantly associated with HIV infection in Korea.

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