マイコバクテリウム結核の患者および結核の接触者における匿名検査によるHIVの血清発生率
Lancet (London, England)
|November 18, 2000
まとめ
ロンドン南部の研究では,結核患者の11.4%がHIVと共に感染していることが判明しました. これは,公衆衛生の成果を改善するために,すべての結核患者における普遍的なHIV検査の必要性を強調しています.
科学分野:
- 感染症 感染症は感染症です.
- 公衆衛生 疫学 流行病学
背景:
- ロンドン南部で,Mycobacterium tuberculosisの報告が増加したため,HIVの併感染率に関する調査が開始されました.
- 結核 (TB) とヒト免疫不全ウイルス (HIV) は,しばしば重複する危険因子と伝播経路を持つ重要な世界的な健康課題です.
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