Resumen

Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-epidemics form a huge burden of disease in the Southeast Asia region. Five out of eleven nations in this region are high TB/HIV burden countries: Myanmar, Thailand, India, Indonesia and Nepal. The trends of TB incidence in these countries have been rising in recent years, in contrast to a falling global trend. Experts in the field of TB control and health service providers have been perplexed by the association of TB and HIV infections which causes a mosaic clinical presentation, a unique course with poor treatment outcomes including death. We conducted a review of contemporary evidence relating to TB/HIV control with the aims of assisting integrated health system responses in Southeast Asia and demystifying current evidence to facilitate translating it into practice.

Palabras clave: TB/HIV; Southeast Asia; review; TB/HIV co-epidemics.

2013-03-15   |   595 visitas   |   Evalua este artículo 0 valoraciones

Vol. 7 Núm.3. Marzo 2013 Pags. 191-202 J Infect Developing Countries 2013; 7(3)