PENANG: Six per cent of the total number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Malaysia involved HIV patients and the number is increasing yearly.
Health Ministry Disease Control (Infectious Diseases) Division deputy director Dr Nirmal Singh also said that if a person suffering from HIV was exposed to TB, he would show signs of TB earlier compared to a person free from HIV.
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