Evaluation of empirical treatment of tuberculosis (TB) before and after the implementation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in a teaching hospital (HUCFF/UFRJ), reference for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), in Rio de Janeiro,

F. C. Q. Mello, A. P. M. Lacerda, C. Gounder, F. B. Madeira, A. L. Kritski (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Baltimore, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - What can treatment of TB achieve?
Session: What can treatment of TB achieve?
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2251
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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