An
Epidemiological Evaluation of TB/HIV-AIDS Status in
Malaysia: Clinical and Microbiological Outcomes of the
Disease
Project
Summary
This
project is to determine the status of TB/HIV-AIDS
co-infected patients in Malaysia. There are no
epidemiological data concerning this group of individuals
hitherto. Data collected includes the treatment regiment as
well as patients management. The presence of a typical
mycobacterium and their possible role in this group f
patients are investigated as well. Clinical and
microbiological outcomes of the pharmacotherapy for this
group of patients could the be obtained. The bulk of work in
this project is carried out at the Institute of Respiratory
Medicine (previously known as National TB Centre) at Kuala
Lumpur. Data on HIV/AIDS management is to be obtained from
the Infectious Disease Clinic, Kuala Lumpur General
Hospital.
