A PRELIMINARY SURVEY FOR HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENT VIRUS (HIV) INFECTIONS IN TUBERCULOSIS AND MELIOIDOSIS PATIENTS IN UBON RATCHATHANI, THAILAND

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Medical Science and Biology Vol. 45; no. 5-6; pp. 247 - 253
• Main Authors: KANAI, Koomi, KURATA, Takeshi, AKKSILP, Somsak, AUWANIT, Wattana, CHAOWAGUL, Vipada, NAIGOWIT, Pimjai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee 1992
• Subjects: AIDS/HIV; Antibodies, Bacterial - blood; HIV Antibodies - blood; HIV Infections - complications; HIV Infections - epidemiology; HIV Seropositivity - epidemiology; Humans; Melioidosis - complications; Melioidosis - epidemiology; Population; Prevalence; Thailand - epidemiology; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - complications; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology; Thailand; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Hiv Serodiagnosis; Viral Diseases; Infections; Hiv Infections; Thailand; Examinations And Diagnoses; Sampling Studies; Diseases; Studies; Surveys; Tuberculosis; Asia; Southeastern Asia; Research Report; Developing Countries; Parasitic Diseases
• ISSN: 0021-5112; 1884-2828
• DOI: 10.7883/yoken1952.45.247

A preliminary survey was conducted for the prevalence of HIV infections in pulmonary tuberculosis and melioidosis patients in Ubon Ratchathani province, in Thailand, the second largest province in population which supplies labors to Bangkok metropolis. In this province, tuberculosis is prevalent in a higher rate than in most other provinces and melioidosis is endemic. Four HIV-seropositives were found in a total of 551 suspected and culture-positive cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, while no HIV-seropositive was found in 121 melioidosis patients. In view of the rapidly expanding HIV-infections in Thailand, a strict watch will be needed on the future epidemiological status of HIV-infection in tuberculous patient.