Risk for developing tuberculosis among intravenous drug users with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

Nimesh Poudyal; Narayan Gyawali*; Hari Prasad Nepal; Rajendra Gurung; Sabitri Pandey; Ritu Amatya; Suraj Timilsina; Shyamal K. Bhattacharya

doi:10.5897/JAHR2012.050

Journal of
AIDS and HIV Research

Abbreviation: J. AIDS HIV Res.
Language: English
ISSN: 2141-2359
DOI: 10.5897/JAHR
Start Year: 2009
Published Articles: 295

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Risk for developing tuberculosis among intravenous drug users with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

Nimesh Poudyal

Nimesh Poudyal
Department of Microbiology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
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Narayan Gyawali*

Narayan Gyawali*
Department of Microbiology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. School of Medical & Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia.
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Hari Prasad Nepal

Hari Prasad Nepal
Department of Microbiology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. Department of Microbiology, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal.
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Rajendra Gurung

Rajendra Gurung
Department of Microbiology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
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Sabitri Pandey

Sabitri Pandey
Department of Operation Theatre, Grande International Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Ritu Amatya

Ritu Amatya
Department of Microbiology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. Department of Microbiology, Nepal Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Suraj Timilsina

Suraj Timilsina
Department of Microbiology, Nepal Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Shyamal K. Bhattacharya

Shyamal K. Bhattacharya
Department of Microbiology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
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Article Number - 5DE0B6545809
Vol.6(5), pp. 104-108 , June 2014
https://doi.org/10.5897/JAHR2012.050

Received: 03 August 2012
Accepted: 16 June 2014
Published: 30 June 2014

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