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SUBMITTER: Cohen T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1459015 | biostudies-literature | 2006 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20060421 18
In sub-Saharan Africa, where the emergence of HIV has caused dramatic increases in tuberculosis (TB) case notifications, new strategies for TB control are necessary. Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) for HIV-TB coinfected individuals reduces the reactivation of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections and is being evaluated as a potential community-wide strategy for improving TB control. We developed a mathematical model of TB/HIV coepidemics to examine the impact of community-wide implemen ...[more]