International Journal of STD & AIDS > Volume 19, Number 12 > Pp. 843-847

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Assessment of risk for pulmonary tuberculosis after non-reactive tuberculin skin testing among patients with HIV infection in a resource-limited setting

T Khawcharoenporn MD ^*, A Apisarnthanarak MD ^*  and L M Mundy MD 

^* Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasart University Hospital, Pratumthani 12120, Thailand; Saint Louis University School of Public Health, St Louis, MO, USA

Correspondence to: Dr Anucha Apisarnthanarak Email: anapisarn{at}yahoo.com

A cross-sectional study of 350 patients with HIV-1 infection was conducted to identify risks for pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) after non-reactive two-step tuberculin skin tests (TST). Among 219 patients (62.6%) with non-reactive TST, independent risks for active pulmonary TB were prior known TB exposure (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 16.00, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.00–26.36, P = 0.008), CD4 <100 cells/µL (aOR = 2.50, 95% CI = 1.30–6.50, P = 0.04) and less than secondary-school education (aOR = 2.60, 95% CI = 1.50–6.90, P = 0.02). Our findings suggest that further diagnostic work-up for pulmonary TB is warranted among patients with HIV infection, non-reactive TSTs and either prior known TB exposure, CD4 counts <100 cells/µL or limited formal education.

Key Words: risk factors • tuberculin skin test • human immunodeficiency virus • tuberculosis • resource-limited setting

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