Tuberculosis/HIV Co-infection among Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Gombe State, Nigeria
Lynn Maori *
Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, State Specialist Hospital Gombe, Gombe State, Nigeria.
Kabiru Mohammed
Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medical Laboratory Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
Garba Ibrahim
Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medical Laboratory Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
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.
Keywords: Tuberculosis, HIV, coinfection, CD4 cells IDP and Gombe State.