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- Title
HIV infection and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: the perfect storm.
- Authors
Wells, Charles D; Cegielski, J Peter; Nelson, Lisa J; Laserson, Kayla F; Holtz, Timothy H; Finlay, Alyssa; Castro, Kenneth G; Weyer, Karin
- Abstract
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) has emerged as a global epidemic, with ~425,000 new cases estimated to occur annually. The global human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection epidemic has caused explosive increases in TB incidence and may be contributing to increases in MDR-TB prevalence.
- Publication
The Journal of infectious diseases, 2007, Vol 196 Suppl 1, pS86
- ISSN
0022-1899
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1086/518665