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SUBMITTER: Andersen AB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3383481 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Andersen Aase B AB Range Nyagosya S NS Changalucha John J Praygod George G Kidola Jeremiah J Faurholt-Jepsen Daniel D Krarup Henrik H Grewal Harleen M S HM Friis Henrik H
BMC infectious diseases 20120321
<h4>Background</h4>The interaction of HIV and tuberculosis (TB) on CD4 levels over time is complex and has been divergently reported.<h4>Methods</h4>CD4 counts were assessed from time of diagnosis till the end of TB treatment in a cohort of pulmonary TB patients with and without HIV co-infection and compared with cross-sectional data on age- and sex-matched non-TB controls from the same area.<h4>Results</h4>Of 1,605 study participants, 1,250 were PTB patients and 355 were non-TB controls. At bas ...[more]