title: Tuberculosis part 3: HIV-tuberculosis co-infection.
abstract: Tuberculosis is the most common opportunistic infection in HIV-seropositive persons. Tuberculosis may occur at any stage of HIV disease but the prevalence of TB increases with the progressive diminution of CD4+ T cell numbers. There is a synergistic relationship between tuberculosis and HIV infection as each accelerates the progression of the other.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Limpopo, Medunsa Campus, Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Feller
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: U M E
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Chikte
authors.forename: R A G
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Khammissa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meyerov
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lemmer
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D000349:Africa; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes; D006801:Humans; D054019:Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D008017:Life Expectancy; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D019562:Viral Load