Epidemiology of tuberculosis and HIV coinfections in Singapore, 2000–2014 |
| |
| Authors: | K Nandar LW Ang J Tey L James KM Kyi Win CBE Chee OT Ng JL Cutter YT Wang |
| |
| Affiliation: | 1. Ministry of Health, Singapore;2. Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore |
| |
| Abstract: | Cross‐matching of records between Singapore's tuberculosis and HIV registries showed that 3.3% of individuals with tuberculosis (TB) were coinfected with HIV (2000?2014), the TB incidence among individuals with HIV infection was 1.65 per 100 person‐years, and 53% of coinfections were diagnosed within 1 month of each other. The findings supported joint prevention programmes for early diagnosis and treatment. |
| |
| Keywords: | coinfection demography HIV infections registries Singapore tuberculosis |
|
