Background Understanding whether the preceding low lipid profile leads to active tuberculosis (TB) or active TB leads to low lipid profile is crucial. Methods Lipid profile concentrations were determined from 159 study participants composed of 93 active TB patients [44 HIV coinfected (HIV+TB+) and 49 HIV negative (HIV-TB+)], 41 tuberculin skin test (TST) positive cases [17 HIV coinfected (HIV...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is fueling the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. However, despite their close epidemiological links, the public health responses have largely been separate. WHO has set out a strategy to decrease the burden of HIV-related TB, comprising interventions against both TB and HIV. Voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV can link...

OBJECTIVE This study was aimed to find out epidemiologic characteristic of tuberculosis (TB) cases, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive cases among TB patients (TB/HIV co-infection) through demographic, temporal, and spatial study in Urumqi. METHODS Descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression were applied to identify the epidemiologic characteristics and risk facto...

BACKGROUND The relationship between TB/HIV co-infection and common mental disorders (CMD) is not well investigated. A follow up study was conducted to assess the change in CMD over a 6-months period and its predictors among TB/HIV co-infected and HIV patients without TB in Ethiopia. METHODS A longitudinal study was conducted in 2009. A total of 465 HIV/AIDS patients without TB and 124 TB/HIV ...

OBJECTIVE Prior to the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), active tuberculosis (TB) was a major contributor to HIV-related morbidity and mortality in Canada and other low-incidence regions. We performed this study to examine TB incidence, clinical manifestations and screening uptake in HIV-infected TB patients during the era of HAART therapy. METHODS We performed a r...

Background Currently the responses of peripheral cytokine-secreting cells in natural course human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) co-infection haven’t been fully elucidated. Methods The function proinflammatory, regulatory cytotoxic were investigated by direct intracellular cytokine staining (ICS) flow cytometry, additionally, absolute numbers different measured among patient...

BACKGROUND Collaborative TB/HIV management is essential to ensure that HIV positive TB patients are identified and treated appropriately, and to prevent tuberculosis (TB) in HIV positive patients. The purpose of this study was to assess HIV case finding among TB patients and Co-trimoxazole Preventive Therapy (CPT) for HIV/TB patients in Addis Ababa. METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional, faci...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE There is scarce information regarding TB associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection treated under routine program conditions in medical colleges of India. This study evaluates the clinical profile and outcome of TB-DOTS treatment by HIV status. METHODS Total two hundred and eighty TB patients registered under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Pro...

HIV infection has a profound impact on the global tuberculosis (TB) problem. Due to its ability to destroy the immune system, HIV has emerged as the most significant risk factor for progression of dormant TB infection to clinical disease [1-4]. Progression from TB infection to TB disease is accelereted from different factors that reduced eficacity of body defence, like malnutrition, Diabetes, H...

HIV infection has a profound impact on the global tuberculosis (TB) problem. Due to its ability to destroy the immune system, HIV has emerged as the most significant risk factor for progression of dormant TB infection to clinical disease [1-4]. Progression from TB infection to TB disease is accelereted from different factors that reduced eficacity of body defence, like malnutrition, Diabetes, H...