Coinfection of tuberculosis and HIV poses global threat

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The interaction between the twin pandemics of HIV and TB could soon become a "threat to global health security," particularly with the emergence of almost untreatable strains of TB, experts at a United Nations forum have said.

Keywords: co-infections co-infection drug-resistant TB drug-resistant tuberculosis epidemics HIV tuberculosis