Abstract

FERRER LIRANZA, Amed  and  VALDES PACHECO, Everardo. Nuevo reto médico: La coinfección SIDA-Tuberculosis. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 1998, vol.14, n.3, pp.256-262. ISSN 0864-2125.

A bibliographic review is made on the topic of AIDS/tuberculosis coinfection, the epidemiological impact of this association, the pathogenic conditions facilitating this process, the characteristics of tuberculosis infection in AIDS patients, as well as on the prophylaxis of tuberculosis in HIV positive patients and the treatment of those coinfected. Some considerations are made on the chemoresistance to antituberculosis drugs

Keywords : AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS [drug therapy]; ISONIAZID [therapeutic use]; TUBERCULOSIS [prevention & control]; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY.

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