Open AccessLong-Term Effectiveness of Diagnosing and Treating Latent Tuberculosis Infection in a Cohort of HIV-Infected and At-Risk Injection Drug Users
Author(s) -
Jonathan E. Golub,
Jacquie Astemborski,
Maghfoor Ahmed,
Wendy Cronin,
Shruti H. Mehta,
Gregory D. Kirk,
David Vlahov,
Richard E. Chaisson
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e31818d5c1c
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , cohort , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , latent tuberculosis , drug , term (time) , cohort study , virology , immunology , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pharmacology , pathology , quantum mechanics , physics
Between 1990 and 1998, tuberculin skin tests (TST) and isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) were provided to injection drug users participating in the AIDS Linked to the Intravenous Experiences cohort.