The Effect of HIV-Related Immunosuppression on the Risk of Tuberculosis Transmission to Household Contacts

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Authors

Chuan-Chin Huang · Harvard University

E. T. Tchetgen · Harvard University

M. C. Becerra · Harvard University

Ted Cohen · Harvard University

Katherine C. Hughes · Harvard University

Z. Zhang · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Róger Calderón ·

Abstract

We found a reduced risk of tuberculosis infection among the household contacts of patients with active tuberculosis who had advanced HIV-related immunosuppression, suggesting reduced transmission from these index patients.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment HIV Research and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 58, Issue 6, pp. 765-774

DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit948

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