HIV/AIDS-tuberculosis (pulmonary and extra pulmonary) co-infection: CD4 correlation

Prevalence and treatment outcome of pulmonary and extra pulmonary pediatric tuberculosis in southwestern Iran

 Background: Knowledge about childhood tuberculosis (TB) in Iran is limited. This study aimed to determine the proportion of tuberculosis in children living in Khuzestan in southwest of Iran and its treatment outcomes.  Methods: In this retrospective study, the child’s medical records registered in national TB program (NTP) unit of Khuzestan Health Center (KHC) for TB treatment from 2005 to ...

Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis.

Table 1 : An overview of studies conducted by TRC in various extrapulmonary forms of TB. Studies No.of patients Mx + X-ray evidence No. of specimens Bac. proof HPE proof TB spine 304 93 13 85 50 29 TB meningitis 180 50 55 180 33 TB lymphadenitis 197 81 24 168 62 98 TB abdomen 193 74 48 156 40 51 Tuberculoma brain 108 44 9 13 61

Pulmonary Tuberculosis

BCG vaccine and pulmonary tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most important public health problems in the world and has been declared as a global emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1993. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is one of the first developed vaccines to prevent TB. Unfortunately, BCG vaccine has had a limited duration of protection and has shown controversial and variable levels of efficacy, especial...

Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in children.

METHODS The clinical and epidemiological features of 102 children with extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, diagnosed between 1982 and 1998 at P & A Kyriakou Children's Hospital were reviewed. RESULTS During the past decade, a 50% increase of admissions for extra-pulmonary tuberculosis was observed. The source of infection was disclosed in 48 patients. Diagnoses included superficial lymphadenitis (n...