Scientists: In 19 regions of Russia there is a high risk of tuberculosis spreading among HIV patients.
Scientists from TsNIIOIZ and the Public Health Research Institute named after. N.A. Semeshko presented a study in the journal Health Services Manager that revealed a statistically significant positive relationship between the prevalence of HIV infection and the prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).
The researchers built a mathematical model that confirmed that an increase in the incidence of HIV infection by one unit (per 100,000 population) on average results in an increase in the incidence of MDR-TB by 0.109 units.