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Infection with human immuodeficiency virus (HIV) increases the risk of tuberculosis (TB), but
no study has assessed how this risk changes with time since HIV seroconversion. |
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The incidence of pulmonary TB was estimated in miners with and those without HIV infection in
a retrospective cohort study. HIV test results were linked to routinely collected TB, demographic, and occupational data. The rate ratio (RR) for the association between HIV status and TB was estimated by time since HIV seroconversion, calendar period, and age.
The increase in the risk of TB so soon after infection with HIV was unexpected. Current predictive
models of TB incidence underestimate the effect of HIV infection in areas where TB is endemic. |
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This Item is associated with the Following
Keywords: TB, HIV/AIDS. |
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