Site of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis is Associated with HIV Infection | Zendy

Ira L. Leeds | Zendy; Matthew J. Magee | Zendy; Ekaterina V. Kurbatova | Zendy; Carlos del Rı́o | Zendy; Henry M. Blumberg | Zendy; Michael Leonard | Zendy; Colleen S. Kraft | Zendy

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Site of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis is Associated with HIV Infection

Author(s) -

Ira L. Leeds,

Matthew J. Magee,

Ekaterina V. Kurbatova,

Carlos del Rı́o,

Henry M. Blumberg,

Michael Leonard,

Colleen S. Kraft

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cis303

Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , odds ratio , logistic regression , confidence interval , disease , concomitant , immunology , pathology

In the United States, the proportion of patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) has increased relative to cases of pulmonary tuberculosis. Patients with central nervous system (CNS)/meningeal and disseminated EPTB and those with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS have increased mortality. The purpose of our study was to determine risk factors associated with particular types of EPTB.

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