SEROPREVALENCE OF HIV INFECTION IN PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS.-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

SEROPREVALENCE OF HIV INFECTION IN PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS.

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Author:

Mallan K.G.R.¹,Fathahudeen A.²,V.D. Manjula³

Affiliation:

1. Associate Professor , Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical college Ernakulam.

2. Professor and Head , Department of Pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine , Government Medical college Ernakulam.

3. Professor and Head , Department of Community Medicine , Government Medical college Ernakulam.

Abstract

Aim : To Determine the seroprevalence of Human immunodeficiency virus infection among Pulmonary Tuberculosis patients in a tertiary care teaching institution, in Ernakulam district of Kerala state in India. Methods : Study was conducted in Respiratory medicine department and integrated counselling and testing centre (ICTC) of Government Medical College, Ernakulam With approval of IEC after getting written informed consent , a cross sectional study was conducted among 384 pulmonary TB patients who were registered under the National TB elimination Programme (RNTCP). Result :The prevalence of HIV among study population was 1.3 %. There was no gender difference while the highest age group less than 30 followed by 30-60. The major respiratory pathology among study subjects was consolidation (42.7%) followed by fibrosis(25.3%).Consolidation was a predominant presenting pathology seen in female pulmonary TB patients.The sensitivity of sputum smear against CBNAAT was 60.4% and specificity was 83%. Conclusion : The prevalence is low compared with the national average of 3 to 3.4 % HIV co infection among Tuberculosis patients during the study period.

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