PPD skin reactivity and anergy in HIV-infected patients in Hawaii.
This study was a prospective screening study for PPD and anergy skin test reactivity in 304 HIV-positive individuals. A PPD positivity rate of 4.1% and an anergy rate of 50.5% were observed. The Hawaii HIV population has a relatively low prevalence of latent TB compared with the high prevalence of TB in the Hawaii population at large.
Shikuma
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Hawaii AIDS Clinical Research Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96816, USA.
Congdon
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Hanks
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Souza
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Kindrick
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Case
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Heath-Chiozzi
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D000328:Adult; D017635:Clonal Anergy; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*