Increasing HIV seropositivity among adult tuberculosis patients in Delhi.
We report the HIV seropositivity among adult TB patients from our hospital, a tertiary care hospital in north India between 2000-2002. Of the 555 patients with various forms of tuberculosis, 52 were found to be seropositive (9.4%). In 1994-1999, the HIV seropositivity in this hospital was only 0.4 per cent (2 of 500 patients). This communication describes a dramatic increase in seropositivity and highlights the importance of continued HIV serosurveillance in patients with TB.
Sharma
S K
SK
Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India. sksharma@aiims.ac.in
Aggarwal
G
G
Seth
P
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Saha
P K
PK
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology