title: HIV seropositivity among adult tuberculosis patients in Delhi.
abstract: We report HIV seropositivity among tuberculosis patients from our hospital between 1994-99. Of the 500 patients with various forms of tuberculosis, two were found to be seropositive (0.4%). This report contrasts with the HIV seropositivity reports from other parts of India where increasing HIV seropositivity has been reported. As the HIV infection is making rapid in-roads in India, it is suggested that continuous HIV sero-surveillance should be done in patients with tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. surensk@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dixit
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Siddaramaiah
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Seth
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Pande
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012698:Serologic Tests; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology