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Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

ISSN: 2155-6113

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Sashindran VK


India

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  • Research Article
    A Study of Clinical Profile of Recurrent Tuberculosis in People Living with HIV/AIDS
    Author(s): Rajneesh Thakur and Sashindran VKRajneesh Thakur and Sashindran VK

    Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a common infection in an endemic country like India and a major cause of mortality in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA). Primary objectives: To study the prevalence of recurrent TB in patients of HIV/TB coinfection. Secondary objective: 1) To study the clinical profile of recurrent TB cases. 2) To study the factors associated with recurrence of TB in patients of HIV/TB co-infection. Materials and method: This retrospective observational study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Pune, India between November 2014 to August 2016 in which case records of 185 patients with known HIV/TB co-infection were studied for the clinical and immunological status during initial presentation and during recurrence TB. Results: The prevalence of recurrent TB in this study was 34.59% (64 subjects). The average time to recu.. Read More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000764

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