HIV Testing among Canadian Tuberculosis Cases from 1997 to 1998
Author(s) -
Tara Harris,
Linda Panaro,
M Phypers,
Y Choudhri,
Chris Archibald
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1918-1493
pISSN - 1712-9532
DOI - 10.1155/2006/321765
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , public health , cohort , disease , retrospective cohort study , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , hiv test , pediatrics , family medicine , environmental health , population , health facility , pathology , health services
Recent evidence suggests a global rise in adult tuberculosis (TB) cases associated with HIV/AIDS. The World Health Organization, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Public Health Agency of Canada advocate universal screening of all TB cases for HIV. The contribution of HIV to the TB burden in Canada remains unclear.
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