Tuberculosis/HIV Co-infection among Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Gombe State, Nigeria
Lynn Maori, Kabiru Mohammed, Garba Ibrahim
South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology · pp. 37–43 · Published 24 Mar 2021
10.9734/sajrm/2021/v9i130202Abstract
Background: Tuberculosis is a global health problem associated with high morbidity and mortality. Rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis is essential for early disease management. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that gradually attacks the immune system and the immune system is our body’s natural defence against illness. Co-infection of TB and HIV is when someone has both HIV and TB infections. This study determined the TB/HIV Co-infection among IDP’s. Methodology: A total of 130 sputum samples from suspected tuberculosis patients were examined from August 2020 to September 2020. Result: Fifty-nine patients 59(45.4%) were males and seventy-one 71 patients (54.6%) were females. Seventeen patients (13.07%) had tuberculosis. Ten (10) cases of the TB patients were found to be co-infected with HIV. The CD4+ cell count of the TB/HIV co-infected patients falls below 250 cells/mm3 compared to the mono-infected patients who had CD4+ above 250 cells/mm3. Conclusion: This study showed that TB/HIV coinfection was associated with age group 21-40 years was high.
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