HIV - Pulmonary TB Co-Infection and Mortality – Single Centre Study
Javed Iqbal, Hamza Rafique Khan, Aqib, Muhammad Shahbaz, Shahnawaz, Waqas Lateef
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ABSTRACT
Aim: To look into the incidence of HIV – TB co-infection among pulmonary tuberculosis
registered patients and its contribution to mortality.
Design:
Cross sectional study
Setting:
Department of Pulmonology, QAMC/B.V.
Hospital, Bahawalpur- from October 2018 to August 2019
Methods:
Files of tuberculosis registered patients during
the specified time were reviewed for HIV-AB results along with mortality in HIV
positive patients.
Results: Among 720 registered tuberculosis patients screened for HIV, n-4 (0.55%)
were found positive. Two {n-2 (50%)} of HIV-AB positive were cured from
tuberculosis and n-2 (50%) died. Among died one was sputum smear negative and
other was smear positive for AFB. Two were acid fast bacilli not seen sputum
(AFB smear Negative) {n-2 (50%)} and acid fast bacilli seen sputum (AFB smear
Positive) were n-2 (50%).
Conclusion: The incidence of HIV-TB co-infection was 0.55%. Mortality was 50% among
HIV-TB co-infection patients.
Keywords: Incidence , HIV,
Tuberculosis, Co-infection, HIV-TB , Mortality.