National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
A Study on HIV/TB Co-infection in and Around Khammam, Telangana Tuberculosis is the most common opportunistic infection and the major cause of death in HIV positive patients. In India, the incidence of TB is about 40% in general population and about 25-30% extra cases are due to HIV infection. To study the demographical and clinical factors associated among HIV/TB co-infected patients in and around Khammam. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 107 HIV/TB co-infected patients attending ICTC centre in the district hospital Khammam from July-November 2016. HIV/TB positive with CBNAAT, all age groups, both genders were included in the study. 107 HIV patients were found to be positive for TB by CBNAAT. Rifampicin resistance was detected in 10 patients (9.34%). 54(50.4%) were under pre-antiretroviral therapy and 46(42.9%) were under antiretroviral therapy and others were 7(6.5%). 45(42.05%) patients with HIV/TB co-infection showed CD4 count <200 cells/mm3, 32(29.9%) showed 200-349 cells/mm3, and 6(5.6%) showed 350-500 cells/mm3 and remaining showed >500 cells/mm3. Demographical characters were also considered. P value <0.05 was considered to be significant. The major determinants of HIV/TB co-infection were identified to be low CD4 counts, ART and WHO clinical stages.
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