Pulmonary tuberculosis among HIV seropositives attending a counseling center in Kolkata

The study was carried out to detect the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among HIV-seropositive individuals (HIV/TB co-infection) who attended counseling center of National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata. A total of 109 HIV-seropositive individuals were screened. Of them, 36...

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Published in:Indian journal of public health 2011-10, Vol.55 (4), p.329-331
Main Authors: Bhattacharya, Mihir K, Naik, Trailokya N, Ghosh, Mrinmoy, Jana, Sarojit, Dutta, Phalguni
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Adolescent
Adult
Age
AIDS
Blood
Care and treatment
CD4 and CD8 count
CD4 antigen
CD8 antigen
Child
Child, Preschool
Cholera
Comorbidity
Counseling
Counseling services
Developing countries
Diagnosis
Female
Health counseling
HIV
HIV infection
HIV seropositive
HIV Seropositivity - epidemiology
HIV/TB co-infection
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
India - epidemiology
Infections
LDCs
Male
Middle Aged
NGOs
Nongovernmental organizations
Population
Prevention
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Sputum
Statistical analysis
Statistical methods
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology
Waterborne diseases
Young Adult
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Summary:The study was carried out to detect the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among HIV-seropositive individuals (HIV/TB co-infection) who attended counseling center of National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata. A total of 109 HIV-seropositive individuals were screened. Of them, 36 (33%) had HIV/TB co-infection diagnosed by chest X-ray and presence of acid fast bacillus (AFB) detected by repeated microscopic examination of sputum. Blood samples were examined for CD4 and CD8 counts and ratio. Findings of blood examination showed that low CD4 count (
ISSN:0019-557X
2229-7693
DOI:10.4103/0019-557X.92419