Clinical profile of pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV patients
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 8
Abstract
Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is very common in HIV patients. 120 cases of HIV-positive cases were screened for TB who were clinically diagnosed as Pulmonary Tuberculosis during the study period from January 2017 to June 2017. Objectives: 1. To study the clinical profile of pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV patients. 2. To study the outcome of these patients. Special emphasis was given on age, sex, clinical symptoms and signs, sputum results, response to treatment and outcome. Result and Conclusion: In present study the prevalence of HIV-Pulmonary TB co-infection was 7.28%. Out of total 120 cases 68.33% were males while 31.66% were female. Maximum i.e. 38.33% of cases were seen in age group 31-40 yrs. Male: female ratio is 2.15:1. Out of 120 patients 51 (42.5%) of cases were sputum positive and 69(57.5%) of cases were found to be sputum negative. In present study overall mortality was 13.33%.
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S S Mali, P D Shingade, R V Bhagwat
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