ISSN: 1939-067X

Journal of Experimental Stroke & Translational Medicine

HIV Seroprevalence Peer-review Journals

 The harmful synergy between the HIV and tuberculosis epidemics has added dramatically to the suffering and death caused by each disease alone. HIV-infection is among the strongest risk factors for progression of latent tuberculosis infection to active disease. HIV surveillance among tuberculosis patients allows assessment of the impact of the HIV epidemic on the tuberculosis situation and facilitates planning of collaborative activities between HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis programmes. Furthermore, surveillance provides information necessary to monitor the effectiveness of joint strategies aimed at reducing the impact of HIV among tuberculosis patients. India has the highest total burden of tuberculosis in the world—with an estimated 1.85 million incident cases in 2005. The effect, however, of the HIV epidemic on TB in India is not understood by most. The National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) estimates that 2.47 million persons (approximately 0.36% of the adult population) were living with HIV infection in India in 2006. The distribution of HIV, however, is highly heterogeneous, and HIV prevalence may be increasing in some areas, while stable or decreasing in others. For several years, anecdotal reports from referral institutions in India have suggested that HIV prevalence is high among TB patients. These findings cannot be generalized to tuberculosis patients diagnosed and treated through community-based services.  

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