Open AccessPrevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among HIV positive patients attending antiretroviral therapy clinic
Author(s) -
Purushottam A. Giri,
Jayant D Deshpande,
Deepak B Phalke
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.114169
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy , pulmonary tuberculosis , cross sectional study , pediatrics , viral load , immunology , pathology
Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common serious opportunistic infection in HIV positive patients and is the manifestation of AIDS in more than 50% of cases in developing countries. TB can occur at any time during the course of HIV infection.