HIV antibody and pulmonary tuberculosis

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To detect HIV antibody in cases suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis. DESIGN: A study of 200 patients admitted in T.B and Chest ward Mayo Hospital. Lahore. SETTING: TB and Chest ward is a 56 bedded ward receiving patients from TB and chest out door, medical wards and medical emergency. The patients admitted during the period from 15th Aug 1996 to 15 Nov 1996 were studied. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The sera of the patients suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis were tested HIV antibody through ELISA technique. The HIV antibody was detected in none of the cases. There should be a high index of suspicion for HIV infection especially in resistant and fulminant cases of tuberculosis