Tuberculosis Control and the AIDS Epidemic in Developing Countries
Authors: Arthur E. Pitchenik
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1990)

Editorials15 July 1990Tuberculosis Control and the AIDS Epidemic in Developing CountriesArthur E. Pitchenik, MDArthur E. Pitchenik, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-113-2-89 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic poses profound problems for the control of tuberculosis in developing countries. Even though tuberculous infection and tuberculosis are very common among certain subpopulations in developing countries (1-4), the introduction and spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) within these populations can increase the rate of tuberculosis by logarithmic proportions. Further, among patients in these groups, HIV infection may be increasingly common (5). 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