Pattern of presentation of tuberculosis and the hospital prevalence of tuberculosis and HIVco-infection in University College Hospital, Ibadan: a review of five years (1998 - 2002).

摘要: A 5-year review (1998-2002) was done at the pulmonary unit of University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Nigeria to determine pattern presentation tuberculosis (TB) and prevalence TB human Immunodefiency virus (HIV) co-infection. total one thousand patients were managed for but 777 confirmed as having had their case files analysed. There 418 males 359 females giving a male female ratio 1.16:1.00. Pulmonary (PTB) accounted 78.6% seen over period, followed by meningitis 7.8% then spine 6.8% that lymph node 4.1%. The other types (Abdomen, pericardial miliary) less than 3%. highest number cases (27.8%) in 20-29 age group both those 40 years (26.0%). Less 20% (18.3%) old above. decreased sharply from 188 year 2000 89 2002. decrease most likely due fact directly observed therapy short course (DOTS) are now available centres within city its environs. Only 180 out 640 HIV positive seroprevalence rate 28.12%. annual distribution TB/HIV co-infection showed rising trend 26 1998 42