Prevalence of HIV Coinfection among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital Setting, Chennai
Journal Title: Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 8
Abstract
This study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence of HIV positivity and HIV negativity among TB patients at a tertiary care hospital located in the outskirts of Chennai district,Tamil nadu.This retrospective study evaluated 151 TB patients admitted over a two year period from March 2014 to April 2016. All conventional techniques for detection of Mycobacterium TB and tests for HIV were carried out as per the standard protocol. Among the 151 patients (Male 106, female 45) diagnosed positive for pulmonary tuberculosis , the prevalence of HIV co-infection along with pulmonary tuberculosis was found positive in 8 patients (5%) and HIV test tested negative in 143 (95%) pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Dominance of HIV-positivity in tuberculosis patient was seen with male gender. Subsequently HIV reactive patients were referred to Tambaram Sanatorium HIV Centre for further affirmation of HIV as per NACO guidelines, for posttestcounselling and for consequent completion of treatment regime.We estimated the prevalence of HIV co-infection with TB and absence of HIV among TB patients. Our investigation recommends that it is compulsory and very significant for screening of HIV in TB patients and treatment of TB/HIV co-infection among general population. Hence, early detection of co-infection is very essential to strengthen the immune status and thereby to decrease the mortality due to HIV and its superadded Opportunistic infection.
Authors and Affiliations
T. Vijayalakshmi, M. Anitha, Dr. G. Sumathi, Dr. J. Hema priya
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