An analysis of the screening results of tuberculosis in patients with HIV/AIDS

Objective The present analysis was conducted to ascertain the trends of HIV-TB coinfection in patients with HIV/AIDS in order t0 facilitate the prevention and control of HIV-TB coinfection．Methods All the registered HIV/AIDS patients were screened through symptoms，chest X-ray films，sputum smears and cultures．Results 96.1％(5863/6100)of all the registered HIV/AIDS patients actually received the screening tests，which found 28 cases of active tuberculo-sis(477.6/lakh)．The detection rate was 793.6/lakh among males and 193.5/lakh among females with a statistically significant difference between the sexes confirmed by X2 test．It was found the rate was highest among those in 30-and 40-year age groups．Accounting for 78.6％ of the total that were detected to have tuberculosis．Sputum smear was positive in 13 cases with a positive smear rate of 221.0/lakh．Conclusion HIV/AIDS patients．Of high-risk population for TB infec-tion，should be regularly screened for TB for early detection and early management．Teaching the-ses patients the prevention of TB need to be strengthened．