Demanding an end to tuberculosis: treatment of tuberculosis infection among persons living with and without HIV
Journal
Current Opinion in HIV and AIDSAbstract
More than two billion people are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and few of them are ever offered therapy in spite of such treatment being associated with reduced rates of morbidity and mortality. This article reviews the current recommendations on the diagnosis and treatment of TB infection (or what is commonly referred to as 'prophylaxis' or 'preventive therapy' of latent TB) and discusses barriers to implementation that have led to low demand for this life-saving therapeutic intervention.Publisher
Lippincott, Williams & WilkinsPubMed ID
30407203Language
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1746-6318ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1097/COH.0000000000000517
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