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Objective. Assessment of tuberculosis (TB) infection conditions for HIV-infected people.Materials and methods. Еpidemiological survey of 38 epidemic foci of HIV-associated tuberculosis, 28 foci of tuberculosis without HIV infection and 20 foci in which the diagnosis of tuberculosis wasn`t confirmed (control-group) were conducted.Results and its discussion. As it turns out that in the most cases of the development of HIV-associated TB, the primary diagnosis of HIV infection preceded the primary diagnosis of tuberculosis. According to the results of the case-control analytical epidemiological study, such risk factors of HIV-infected tuberculosis as lack of family, higher education and regular job, the fact of deprivation of liberty and drug users (as a reflection of the low social status of patients), as well as contact with tuberculosis patient were identified. Risk factors for mycobacteria infection in people without HIV infection were only the lack of family and contact with tuberculosis patients.

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  • Мenshikova 1Perm State Medical University named after аcademician E

  • Мenshikova M.G. Аssessment of social risk factors of tuberculosis contamination in HIV-infected people according to epidemiological survey of epidemic foci

  • 1), что у 57,8 [40,8–73,7]% первичный диагноз ВИЧ-инфекции предшествовал первичному диагнозу ТБ, в 34,2 [19,6–51,3]% случаев

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Мenshikova 1Perm State Medical University named after аcademician E. Assessment of tuberculosis (TB) infection conditions for HIV-infected people. According to the results of the case-control analytical epidemiological study, such risk factors of HIV-infected tuberculosis as lack of family, higher education and regular job, the fact of deprivation of liberty and drug users (as a reflection of the low social status of patients), as well as contact with tuberculosis patient were identified. Risk factors for mycobacteria infection in people without HIV infection were only the lack of family and contact with tuberculosis patients.

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