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Which statement BEST describes the MOST important complication of a co-infection of TB and HIV?

the TR Infection

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Answer: HIV weakens the immune system, increasing the risk of TB in people with HIV. Infection with both HIV and TB is called HIV/TB coinfection. Untreated latent TB infection is more likely to advance to TB disease in people with HIV than in people without HIV.

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