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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2009, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (9): 519-521.

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Analysis on HIV screening from Tuberculosis patients in special hospital

Chen Zifang, Wei Haidong, Lao Haili, Zhou Lei   

  1. Binzhou Tuberculosis Hospital of Shandong province, Huimin 251700, China
  • Online:2009-09-10 Published:2011-11-03

Abstract: ObjectiveTo understand the infectious rate of HIV among TB patients and analyze the epidemiological characteristics of TB/HIV co-infected patients. MethodsTB patients in hospital during Jun.1.2005 to Dec.31.2008 were screened by HIV antibiotic test with ELISA. Results3924 TB patients were screened and 4 HIV positive cases, the positive rate was 1.02‰. ConclusionsHIV antibody testing of TB patients in tuberculosis hospital is necessary, which has important significance on the control of TB/HIV co-infection.

Key words: Tuberculosis, HIV antibodies, Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, Inpatients