HIV seroprevalence in patients with tuberculosis in Allahabad, North India.
250 patients with evidence of pulmonary tuberculosis and 50 nontubercular patients as a control group were subjected to Tuberculin test, Chest X-Ray, sputum microscopy, screening for HIV by ELISA and confirmation by Western blot if ELISA test was found positive. In the study group, 11 tested positive for HIV-1 and 239 tested seronegative, however, in the control group all patients were HIV seronegative. HIV infection was most prevalent in young males in the 21-40 year age group, with a history of tuberculosis, either residing, or working in an urban area away from their family. All our cases were of the HIV-1 serotype.
Mehrotra
Ravi
R
Department of Pathology, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad. rm8509@rediffmail.com
Chaudhary
Mukesh Kumar
MK
Singh
Mamta
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*