Risk factors for active tuberculosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals

• Main Authors: Vijay Prakash Turaka (Author), Roshini G Nair (Author), Tunny Sebastian (Author), Rajesh Kannangai (Author), Joy Sarojini Michael (Author), George M Varghese (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: Tuberculosis (TB) has become the most common opportunistic infection among individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection worldwide and continues to be a major killer resulting in 0.4 million deaths every year. While some of the risk factors for developing TB in HIV-infected...