Serodiagnosis of HIV in Tuberculosis patients in Khartoum State

Abstract

The aim of this study was to detect the co-infection of TB patients with HIV in Khartoum state. The study was carried out in Abo Anga hospital during the period from March to September 2014 Enzyme Linked Immune Sorbent Assay (ELISA) was used to detect antibodies of HIV 1+2 in the TB patients serum. Out of 90 TB patients enrolled in this study, 74 were male (82%) and 16 were female (18%). It was found 13 (14%) were HIV seropositive that out 8 (62%) of them were male and 5 (38%) were female. The most age group affected was 20 to 30 years and the duration of TB treatments showed no significant effect (P>0.05) on HIV infection. This study concluded that there is moderate percentage of HIV seropositive among TB patients. Further studies are required for validation.