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TB/HIV: HIV-Associated Tuberculosis

Information Sheet
TB/HIV: HIV-Associated Tuberculosis

This information sheet discusses the challenges and key issues of the co-infection of TB and HIV. It states that TB is the leading cause of the death among people with HIV.

Author:

World Health Organization

Topic:

Extensively Drug-Resistant TB (XDR TB), HIV and AIDS Prevention

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