The HIV epidemic has led to large increases in the frequency of smear-negative pulmonary
tuberculosis, which has poor treatment outcomes and excessive early mortality compared …

Reacting to the global reports of HIV/AIDS, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
initiated surveillance for HIV infection in India in 1985-1986 and the first evidence of HIV …

Median time for progression from HIV infection to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS) was 7.9 yr in one study of patients from Mumbai5. This number is subject to a …

Tuberculosis (TB) has, for centuries, continued to remain a public health problem of
enormous importance, particularly in the developing world, taking a heavy toll of those at …

High prevalence and incidence of disease and a high rate of transmission of infection
characterise the tuberculosis (TB) situation in India. Disease surveys conducted in different …

Background India has a high tuberculosis (TB) burden. A significant percentage of TB
patients are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive. As the HIV epidemic is fueling the …

Current trends in chemotherapy of tuberculosis Page 1 Review Article Indian J Med Res 120,
October 2004, pp 398-417 398 The treatment of tuberculosis (TB) has witnessed many important …

Operations research (OR) is well established in India and is also a prominent feature of the
global and local agendas for tuberculosis (TB) control. India accounts for a quarter of the …

The joint statement by the American Thoracic Society, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, and Infectious Diseases Society of America recommends that all patients with …

Background Little information exists regarding the burden of HIV among tuberculosis
patients in India, and no population-based surveys have been previously reported. A …