[Underdiagnosis of HIV in patients with tuberculosis].
HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis impose a large infectious burden world wide. The conditions mutually interact, both epidemiologically and biologically. The course and treatment of tuberculosis are importantly complicated by HIV co-infection. A recent study showed that in newly detected tuberculosis patients, HIV sero-testing has been consistently low in the Netherlands. Two random samples of TB cases from the national registry were analysed--1993 and 2003--before and after the introduction of effective therapy for HIV/AIDS became available. There was no significant increase in HIV sero-testing. Guidelines for the treatment of tuberculosis should include routine HIV testing.
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Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Locatie Beatrixoord, afd. Longziekten en Tuberculose, Tuberculoseafdeling, Haren. r.van.altena@beatrixoord.nl
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*