Features of injection drug users diagnosed with tuberculosis

Abstract

Background Injection drug use (IDU) has important criminal and public health implication in the Republic of Moldova. IDUs are the key population for HIV and have a high risk for TB. The aim was to assess the risk factors for TB in the IDUs population. Materials and methods A retrospective study which included 48 IDUs with TB (SG) w ere compared with 185 TB cases without a history of IDU (1 stG) and 34 IDUs never treated for TB (1ndCG).