Title
Novel developments in the epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis coinfection
Date Issued
15 April 2011
Access level
open access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
Tropical Diseases London School of Hygiene
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) disease remains one of the highest causes of mortality in HIV-infected individuals, and HIV-TB coinfection continues to grow at alarming rates, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Surprisingly, a number of important areas regarding coinfection remain unclear. For example, increased risk of TB disease begins early in the course of HIV infection; however, the mechanism by which HIV increases this riskisnot wellunderstood.Inaddition, there is lack of consensus on the optimal way to diagnose latent TB infection and to manage active disease in those who are HIV infected. Furthermore, effective point-of-care testing for TB disease remains elusive. This review discusses key areas in the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of active and latent TB in those infected with HIV, focusing attention on issues related to high-and low-burden areas. Particular emphasisisplaced oncontroversial areas where there are gapsin knowledge and on future directions ofstudy.
Start page
987
End page
997
Volume
183
Issue
8
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Tecnología médica de laboratorio (análisis de muestras, tecnologías para el diagnóstico)
Virología
Inmunología
Epidemiología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-79954622531
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
ISSN of the container
15354970
Sponsor(s)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - K08AI064014.
Sources of information:
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