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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2010, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (12): 791-794.

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Efficacy of prophylactic treatment for tuberculosis infection in patients with HIV/AIDS

Yin Jiguo1; He Weihua; Lian Zuyin; Liu Yandong; Zhou Peilin; Xiao Aiqing; Liu Fengren.   

  1. 1.Center for disease control and prevention of Suizhou city; Hubei province; Suizhou 441300; China; 2.Center for TB control and prevention; Hubei center for Disease control and prevention; Wuhan 430079; 3.Department of public health; Tongji Medical university; Huazhong colledge of science and techaology; Wuhan 430030;
  • Online:2010-12-15 Published:2011-08-23

Abstract: Objective To investigate the efficacy of prophylactic treatment with Isoniazid for tuberculosis infection in patients with HIV/AIDS.Methods Participants who were enrolled according to the prophylactic treatment standard in Suizhou City of Hubei province were treated with Isoniazid for nine months in 2006,and were followed-up for treatment outcomes.The data were compared with that of 2005.Results For all HIV-infected patients,9 month Isoniazid Treatment had no protection regarding to tuberculosis morbidity(P...

Key words: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, tuberculosis/prevention and control, treatment outcome

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