High tuberculosis burden among HIV-infected populations in Thailand due to a low-sensitivity tuberculin skin test

• Main Authors: Reiko Miyahara (Author), Surachai Piyaworawong (Author), Prarit Prachamat (Author), Jiraporn Wongyai (Author), Surasit Bupachat (Author), Norio Yamada (Author), Surin Summanapan (Author), Hideki Yanai (Author), Surakameth Mahasirimongkol (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The current Thai guideline recommends that among people living with HIV, isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) should be given to those with a positive tuberculin skin test (TST). We conducted a case-control study, nested within a cohort study, in Chiang Rai Province in Thailand to determine the role o...