Cross-Sectional Study of Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Co-Infections among Patients Attending Directly Observed Treatment Centers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria  

作　　者：Amala Smart Enoch Goodluck Silas Monsi Tombari Pius Agbesor Innocent Nwozuke Amala Smart Enoch;Goodluck Silas;Monsi Tombari Pius;Agbesor Innocent Nwozuke(Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria;Medical Laboratory Division, Department of Medical Services, National Assembly Clinic, Three Arm Zone, Garki, Abuja)

机构地区：[1]Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria [2]Medical Laboratory Division, Department of Medical Services, National Assembly Clinic, Three Arm Zone, Garki, Abuja

出　　处：《Journal of Tuberculosis Research》2021年第3期131-145,共15页结核病研究（英文）

摘　　要：<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Introduction:</span></b><span> <i></i></span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Mycobacterium tuberculosis</span></i><span></span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> (TB) infect</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> about one quarter of the global population and is transmitted via aerosols by coughing, sneezing, etc. Some socio-behavioral factors may predispose an individual to the disease. </span><b><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methodology:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></b> <span style="font-family:Verdana;">The study used a cross-sectional design with random stratified sampling technique. Sputum samples from suspected TB patients totaling 600 were obtained from patients attending directly observed treatment (DOTs) centers from different local government areas in Bayelsa. The sputum samples were examined for tuberculosis using the Ziehl-Neelsen </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">staining technique and Gene Xpert molecular method while HIV/AIDS tests were carried out with EDTA blood using the Alere HIV12 test kit and others.</span> </span><b><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></b></span><b> </b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The Prevalence of TB by Gene Xpert was 294 (49.0%) and by AFB 217 (36.1%), while TB/HIV co</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">infection was 94 (32.0%), RRMTB was 34 (11.9%) and HIV 249 (41.5%). Prevalence by age group showed the 20</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Introduction:</span></b><span> <i></i></span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Mycobacterium tuberculosis</span></i><span></span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> (TB) infect</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> about one quarter of the global population and is transmitted via aerosols by coughing, sneezing, etc. Some socio-behavioral factors may predispose an individual to the disease. </span><b><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methodology:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></b> <span style="font-family:Verdana;">The study used a cross-sectional design with random stratified sampling technique. Sputum samples from suspected TB patients totaling 600 were obtained from patients attending directly observed treatment (DOTs) centers from different local government areas in Bayelsa. The sputum samples were examined for tuberculosis using the Ziehl-Neelsen </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">staining technique and Gene Xpert molecular method while HIV/AIDS tests were carried out with EDTA blood using the Alere HIV12 test kit and others.</span> </span><b><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></b></span><b> </b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The Prevalence of TB by Gene Xpert was 294 (49.0%) and by AFB 217 (36.1%), while TB/HIV co</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">infection was 94 (32.0%), RRMTB was 34 (11.9%) and HIV 249 (41.5%). Prevalence by age group showed the 20</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"

关 键 词：TUBERCULOSIS HIV/AIDS CO-INFECTION Dots Centers Bayelsa 

分 类 号：R51[医药卫生—内科学]