通过在患有Mycobacterium结核病的患者和结核病接触者中进行匿名测试来确定HIV血清流行率
Lancet (London, England)
|November 18, 2000
概括
伦敦南部的一项研究发现,11.4%的结核病患者同时感染了艾滋病毒. 这凸显了对所有结核病患者进行普遍艾滋病毒检测的必要性,以改善公共卫生结果.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 公共卫生流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 伦敦南部不断增加的Mycobacterium结核病通知促使对艾滋病毒同时感染的流行率进行调查.
- 结核病 (TB) 和人类免疫缺陷病毒 (HIV) 是全球重大健康挑战,往往具有重叠的风险因素和传播途径.
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