CORRELATION OF SPUTUM SMEAR STATUS WITH CD4 COUNT IN CASES OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS AND HIV CO-INFECTED PATIENTS-A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY IN A RURAL AREA OF CENTRAL INDIA pptx

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... probability of original handbags being copied as a function of price,brand, and brand prominence. In a first logistic regression(Columns 2 and 3 of Table 4), we include price and brandinformation ... reserve particular fabrics and ornamen-tation for certain social classes to distinguish them and uphold order within the social hierarchy. A case in pointwas the extravagant wardrobe of Elizabeth ... contrast distinct groups of con-sumers classified according to the typology as patricians and nonpatricians.We analyzed the data using three separate analyses of variance (one for each brand) with...

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... FP, and FN stratified by smear status and/ or HIV status. For thesesubgroups, we will compare summary estimates of accuracy in HIV infected and uninfected subgroups, and smear positive and smear ... missing data orclarifications. All data will be entered into a database manager. A draft data extraction form is included in Appendix 2 Assessment of methodological qualityTwo reviewers will independently ... of early and accuratediagnosis is the identification of smear- negative disease (associated with HIV infection) and MDR-TB (WHO 2010b). In 2011, poor diagnosis remains an obstacle to TB care and...

... sectional study was conducted among adult HIV- positive patients attending HIV/ AIDS clinic of Gondar University Hospital. Clinical and laboratory investigations including chest x-ray and acid fast staining ... Yeshambel Belyhun3AbstractBackground: In sub-Saharan Africa, as high as 2/3 of tuberculosis patients are HIV/ AIDS co-infected and tuberculosis is the most common cause of death among HIV/ AIDS ... sputum samples for smear examinations (spot-early morning-spot). Sputum was collected in a pla stic leak-proof con -tainer and smear was done for acid fast staining using a direct Ziehl-Neelson...

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