High tuberculosis burden among people living with HIV in southern Mozambique

Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important public health concern, and a leading cause of disease and death worldwide. Mozambique is one of the few high TB burden countries where TB figures have not improved in recent years, with an estimated TB incidence in 2013 of 552 cases per 100 000 population [1]....

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Authors: García-Basteiro, Alberto L., López Varela, Elisa, Respeito, Durval, González, Raquel, Naniche, Denise, Manhica, Ivan, Macete, Eusebio Víctor, Cobelens, Frank, Alonso, Pedro
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2015
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/99543
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/99543
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Tuberculosi
VIH (Virus)
Moçambic
Tuberculosis
HIV (Viruses)
Mozambique
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Summary:Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important public health concern, and a leading cause of disease and death worldwide. Mozambique is one of the few high TB burden countries where TB figures have not improved in recent years, with an estimated TB incidence in 2013 of 552 cases per 100 000 population [1]. With 58% of all notified TB cases being HIV-positive, Mozambique also has one of the highest TB/HIV co-infection rates. Published data on the burden of TB or HIV disease in the country are scarce, and improving epidemiological surveillance has been identified as an urgent step to improve TB control [2].

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