Tuberculosis, social determinants and co-morbidities (including HIV)

The risk of exposure, progression to active tuberculosis (TB) and then to cure is a process affected by several risk factors. Along with well known risk factors such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), use of immunosuppressive drugs and being of young age, emerging risk factors such socio-economi...

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Main Author: Duarte, R (author)
Other Authors: Lönnroth, K (author), Carvalho, C (author), Lima, F (author), Carvalho, ACC (author), Muñoz-Torrico, M (author), Centis, R (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Risk factors
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/24486
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:comum.rcaap.pt:10400.26/24486
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Summary:The risk of exposure, progression to active tuberculosis (TB) and then to cure is a process affected by several risk factors. Along with well known risk factors such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), use of immunosuppressive drugs and being of young age, emerging risk factors such socio-economic and behavioral aspects play a significant role in increasing the susceptibility to infection, and unsuccessful treatment outcomes. This paper summarizes the effects of these socio-economic determinants and co-morbidities (including HIV) on TB infection and disease.

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