Effect of isoniazid prophylaxis on incidence of active tuberculosis among Thai HIV-infected individuals.
A prospective comparative study was conducted to determine the effect of isoniazid prophylaxis on the incidence of active tuberculosis among Thai HIV-infected patients for 1 year. Among those 36 HIV-infected patients without prophylaxis, the incidence of active tuberculosis was 2.7 per cent while in 10 HIV-infected patients with isoniazid prophylaxis, there was no incidence of active tuberculosis during the first year.
Saenghirunvattana
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Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013785:Thailand; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000517:prevention & control*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D007538:Isoniazid