HIV-infected presumptive tuberculosis patients without tuberculosis: How many are eligible for antiretroviral therapy in Karnataka, India?

• Main Authors: Ajay M.V. Kumar (Author), Anil Singarajipura (Author), Balaji Naik (Author), Deepak K. Guddemane (Author), Yogesh Patel (Author), Suresh Shastri (Author), Sunil Kumar (Author), Rajesh Deshmukh (Author), B.B. Rewari (Author), Anthony David Harries (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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For certain subgroups within people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) [active tuberculosis (TB), pregnant women, children <5 years old, and serodiscordant couples], the World Health Organization recommends antiretroviral therapy (ART) irrespective of CD4 count. Another subgroup w...