Trends of Tuberculosis Co Infection In Hiv/Aids Patients Before and After 2014 �Observational Study at Osmania General Hospital

R. Siddeswari; B. Sudarsi; N.Srinivasa rao

Volume : VI, Issue : VI, June - 2016

Trends of Tuberculosis Co Infection In Hiv/Aids Patients Before and After 2014 �Observational Study at Osmania General Hospital

R. Siddeswari, B. Sudarsi, N. Srinivasa Rao

Abstract :

 The present study was retrospective hospital based observational study conducted in patients of HIV/ AIDS with tuberculosis attending ART centre Osmania General Hospital a tertiary care centre in Hyderabad. BACK GROUND: The study was conducted to study trends of Tuberculosis co infection in patients of HIV/AIDS before and after 2014 – observational study at Osmania general hospital . OBJECTIVE: Tuberculosis is the most common opportunistic infection in patients of HIV/AIDS which is a preventable and curable disease .Early diagnosis and treatment can improve the quality of life in patients of HIV and AIDS. Tuberculosis can occur at any CD4 count but the prevalence is high in patients with CD4 count <250 cells/μL .As per NACO guide lines ART was started in patients with CD4 count <250 cells/μL before 2014 and from 2014 onwords ART was started in patients with <350 cells/μL. MATERIAL AND METHODS: It was a retrospective hospital based observational study conducted in patients attending ART centre, Osmania General Hospital from January 2012 to march 2016 .All patients were screened for tuberculosis. Both pulmonary and extra pulmonary tuberculosis patients were included in the study. All patients were on treatment as per NACO guide lines. Patients were categorized in to 2 groups .group 1 includes patients registered during 2012and 2013 with cd4 count <250 cells/μL who were on ART and CD4 >250 cells/μL were not on ART ( pre ART) with tuberculosis. Group 2 includes patients registered during 2014and 2015 with count CD4 <350 cells/μL who were on ART and CD4 >350 cells/μL not on ART with tuberculosis (pre ART). All the essential information was collected from the records of ART centre