Abstract
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in intravenous drug users recently diagnosed with HIV/AIDS
Highlights
During the past 3 years, we observed an increase in the number of persons newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, who are intravenous drug users
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in intravenous drug users recently diagnosed with HIV/AIDS
TB infection was detected in 45 patients (17.6%) from all 256 intravenous drug users (IVDU) newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. 34 of these cases (84.4%) are concomitant HIV and TB diagnosed, but 7 patients (24.4%) who were initially screened negative for TB, developed Mycobacteriumtuberculosis infection 2 months later
Summary
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in intravenous drug users recently diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Ionuț Popa1*, Simona Erscoiu, Olivia Burcoş, Cristina Pătru, Tatiana Stoicev, Emanoil Ceauşu, Maria Luiza Pătru, Nicoleta Pîrvu, Denis Oncel. From The 9th Edition of the Scientific Days of the National Institute for Infectious Diseases Prof Dr Matei Bals Bucharest, Romania.
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