PREVALENCE OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN HIV POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH CD4 COUNT
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 18
Abstract
[b]PURPOSE[/b]: There is grave concern regarding increase in HIV associated Tuberculosis (TB) and emergence of Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) and Extremely Drug Resistant (XDR) TB. It is essential to know prevalence of TB in HIV patients and its association with CD4 count. [b]MATERIAL &[/b] [b]METHODS:[/b] A total of 362 patients were screened for Pulmonary TB of which 85 (23.48%) were diagnosed as Pulmonary TB by radiology, Ziehl Neelson (ZN) smear and culture. [b]Results[/b]: It was commoner in males (28.76%), almost equal in urban (23.64%) & rural (22.45%) people and more frequent in laborers (34.12%). Culture was positive in 34 (40%) out of 85 Pulmonary TB patients of which 33 were M. tuberculosis and one was Rapid grower. The results of the study emphasize that coinfection of TB in HIV/AIDS patients is a concern. There is direct correlation between CD4 counts depletion and Pulmonary TB in HIV/AIDS patient. Hence, regular monitoring of these patients is warranted.
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Sudha Mishra, Meena Mishra, Atul Rukadikar, Kurhade A. M
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- DOI 10.14260/jemds/2015/447
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