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Characteristics and Prevalence of Tuberculosis and HIV in Masiphumelele Township, Cape Town, South Africa

NCT00346476 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1250

Last updated 2011-02-11

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the number of people infected with tuberculosis (TB) in the Masiphumelele Township of Cape Town, South Africa, a community with high rates of TB and HIV. This study will also examine the genetics of TB and the relationships among active TB infection, new HIV infections, and HIV disease progression.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

    collaborator NIH

  • Comprehensive International Program of Research on AIDS

    collaborator OTHER

  • CIPRA SA

    lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

  • Linda Gail Bekker, MBChB, FCP, PhD · Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town

  • James McIntyre, MBChB, MRCOG · University of the Witwatersrand, Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-04-30
Primary Completion
2010-12-31
Completion
2010-12-31

Countries

  • South Africa

Study Locations

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Diseases

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