Tuberculosis in farmworkers. Clearinghouse, AIDS Newsletter Database, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5714.

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Tuberculosis in farmworkers. Clearinghouse, AIDS Newsletter Database, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5714.

J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care. 1996 Aug;2(8):15. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AIDS/96701851
Nist A; Collier County Public Health Unit, Naples, FL.

Abstract: It is believed that the HIV epidemic will increasingly fuel the TB epidemic in farmworkers in the years to come as it increases the likelihood that dormant TB infection will progress to active TB disease. Several case studies of TB in HIV-positive farmworkers show the problems inherent in maintaining treatment, revealing the need for a complete family and personal history to be taken in order to search for TB risk factors. A complete history may disclose risk factors that may be indications for isoniazid prophylaxis in an HIV-infected person even when the PPD test is read as 0 mm of induration.

Keywords: Antitubercular Agents/THERAPEUTIC USE HIV Infections/COMPLICATIONS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Human Isoniazid/THERAPEUTIC USE Medical History Taking Risk Factors Tuberculin Test Tuberculosis/COMPLICATIONS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL United States/EPIDEMIOLOGY NEWSLETTER ARTICLE MEETING REPORT
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M96C1447

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