Study of pulmonary and extra pulmonary Tuberculosis in HIV patients in co-relation to their CD4 count in Vijayapura district, Karanataka.

Abstract

HIV infection is a major threat in the global resurgence and in the control of tuberculosis in developing countries. It is estimated that worldwide nearly two billion persons are infected with mycobacterium tuberculosis; sixteen millions are HIV infected and five to six million are dually infected. Patients with preserved immunity with CD4+ T-cells count=200cell/μl/cumm are more likely to have typical symptoms of upper lobe disease and sputum smear positive.