- Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
- Vol: 48 Issue: 3
- Human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis coinfection: clinical features and predictors of morta...
Human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis coinfection: clinical features and predictors of mortality
Authors : Fatma GÜMÜŞER, Merve ALTINKAYNAK, Dilek Yildiz SEVGİ, Özlem Altuntaş AYDIN, Bilgül METE, Alper GÜNDÜZ, Hayat Kumbasar KARAOSMANOĞLU, Sibel BOLUKÇU, Ömer Fehmi TABAK, Mustafa Haluk VAHABOĞLU
Pages : 503-508
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :Background/aim: This study was undertaken to identify subjects with human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis (HIV/TB) coinfection in a group of HIV-positive patients followed at five different healthcare centers, and to determine the demographic and clinical characteristics of these subjects as well as the predictors of mortality. Materials and methods: A database search for subjects with TB coinfection was performed among 1475 HIV-positive adult patients and a total of 66 individuals were identified with HIV/TB coinfection. Results: There were 66 patients (4.5%) with TB coinfection. Twenty-one percent (n = 14) of the patients with TB coinfection died during the study period and these patients had significantly lower baseline CD4 counts at the time of TB diagnosis (P = 0.005). None of the patients with CD4 count of ≥200 cells/mm3 died during follow-up and a low CD4 count at the time of TB diagnosis ( Keywords: Human immunodeficiency virus, tuberculosis, coinfection, mortality Full Text: PDFKeywords : Human immunodeficiency virus, tuberculosis, coinfection, mortality