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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.