Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection in Vietnam
TB is the leading opportunistic disease and cause of death in patients with HIV infection
Abstract
In 2013 there were 1.1 million new TB/HIV co-infected cases globally, accounting for 12% of incident TB cases and 360,000 deaths. The Asia-Pacific region traditionally reports low TB/HIV co-infection rates. Routine testing of TB patients for HIV infection is not universally implemented and the estimated prevalence of HIV in new TB cases increased to 6.3% in 2013. Although HIV infection rates have not seen the rapid rise observed in Sub-Saharan Africa, indications are that rates are increasing among specific high-risk groups.
This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)
Citation
Q.M.Trinhabc, H.L.Nguyend T.N.Dod V. N.Nguyene B.H.NguyenefT. V.A.Nguyenc V.Sintchenkoab B.J.Maraisa (2016) Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection in Vietnam International Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 46, May 2016, Pages 56-60 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2016.03.021