Open AccessClinico-epidemiological profile of HIV/TB coinfected patients in vadodara, gujarat
Author(s) -
Ragini Ghiya,
Eknath Naik,
Beata Casañas,
Ricardo Izurieta,
Yogesh S Marfatia
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3816
pISSN - 0253-7184
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.55472
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , coinfection , epidemiology , history of tuberculosis , population , pleural effusion , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , referral , surgery , pediatrics , immunology , pathology , family medicine , environmental health
The HIV epidemic has posed major, almost insurmountable, challenges to tuberculosis control efforts across the world. This study analyzes the prevalence and disease profile of HIV/AIDS coinfection in Vadodara, Gujarat, India.