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rapid increase in hiv rates--orel oblast, russian federation, 1999-2001.	during 1999-2001, the estimated number of cases of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) reported officially in the russian federation increased approximately 16-fold, from 11,000 to 177,000. in 2001, of 49,434 hiv-infected persons for whom a risk factor was identified, 46,274 (94%) were injection-drug users (idus). however, the actual number of hiv-infected persons in russia is estimated to be four to 10 times higher than reported. rapid increases in hiv have been reported in urban areas (e.g., ka ...	2003	12869903
factors associated with positive tuberculin skin test results among hiv-infected persons in orel oblast, russia.	the treatment of persons living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune-deficiency syndrome (plwhas) for latent tuberculosis infection (ltbi) reduces tuberculosis (tb) morbidity. despite a high tb burden and an expanding human immunodeficiency virus epidemic, russia had limited data on the utility of the tuberculin skin test (tst) for ltbi diagnosis in plwhas.	2009	19555531