Corbett E L, De Cock K M
Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London.
Br J Hosp Med. 1996;56(5):200-4.
HIV infection is the most potent risk factor known for tuberculosis, which results both from reactivation and progression from recent infection. We review the epidemiology, clinical features, differential diagnosis and management of HIV-associated tuberculosis, probably the most important opportunistic infection associated with HIV worldwide, and one that is communicable to other HIV-negative persons.
