| characteristics of sputum smear-positive tuberculosis patients with and without hiv infection in a hospital in zimbabwe. | human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection has a large impact on tuberculosis in africa. in this study, the prevalence of hiv infection in a population of hospitalized tuberculosis patients in zimbabwe was determined and demographic characteristics, clinical signs and symptoms, as well as radiographic appearance were compared in tuberculosis patients with and without hiv infection. during a 5 month observation period, information on tuberculosis patients referred to driefontein tuberculosis sa ... | 1996 | 8777965 |