Analysis about the double infection of AIDS and PTB in Kashgar prefecture
Objective To describe the prevalence of HIV/AIDS combined with tuberculosis infection in Kashgar area,and to ana-lyze the factors influencing HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis infection,in order to reduce the infection rate of HIV/AIDS combined with uber-culosis infection,improve the level of protection,and improve the health literacy of residents.Methods The basic information and tu-berculosis infection information of 1008 AIDS patients in Kashgar from 2018 to 2022 were collected to describe the prevalence of tuber-culosis in AIDS patients,and the influencing factors of HIV infection combined with tuberculosis were analyzed by univariate analysis and multivariate Logistic regression model.Results The infection rate of AIDS patients with pulmonary tuberculosis was 33.6%.Resi-dence in Kashgar City,initial CD4+ T lymphocyte count<200/mm3,white blood cell count>10×109/L is associated with the increased risk of AIDS patients with pulmonary tuberculosis,and occupation for workers and farmers,WHO clinical stage II were protective fac-tors of AIDS patients with tuberculosis infection.Conclusion Residence in Kashgar City,initial CD4+ T lymphocyte count<200/mm3,white blood cell count>10×109/L is a risk factor for AIDS patients to develop pulmonary tuberculosis complicated infection.In Kashgar area,AIDS/tuberculosis infection rate is high,we should pay more attention and make timely and effective measure to those AIDS pa-tients who live in Kashgar city,with initial CD4+ T lymphocyte number<200/mm3 and white blood cell number>10×109/L.