Tuberculosis due to AIDS
Tuberculosis due to AIDS: HIV-positive patients are 30 times more likely to be infected with tuberculosis than HIV-negative patients. It is generally believed that after an HIV-negative person is infected with tuberculosis bacteria, there is a 10% chance of developing tuberculosis in his lifetime; while an HIV-positive person will develop 10% of the disease in a year.
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