Open AccessPulmonary tuberculosis among HIV seropositives attending a counseling center in Kolkata
Author(s) -
Mihir Kumar Bhattacharya,
T. N. Naik,
Manosij Ghosh,
Sarojit Jana,
P Dutta
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/0019-557x.92419
Subject(s) - medicine , sputum , tuberculosis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , acid fast , pulmonary tuberculosis , immunology , gastroenterology , pathology
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 (<50/μl) had statistically significant association (P = 0.007) with HIV/TB co-infection as compared to HIV infection only. However, no significant correlation with CD4:CD8 ratio in HIV/TB co-infection was observed.