Tuberculin test: the control of tuberculosis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients

• Published in: Semina. Ciências biológicas e da saúde Vol. 36; no. 1Supl; pp. 179 - 188
• Main Authors: Ariane Thaise Alves Monteiro, Maria Helena Dantas de Menezes Guariente, Arlete Alves Nunes Fragoso da Costa, Danielle Talita dos Santos, Elaine Alves, Elma Mathias Dessunti
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 01-03-2015
• Subjects: Aids; Enfermagem; Prova tuberculínica; Tuberculose
• ISSN: 1676-5435; 1679-0367
• DOI: 10.5433/1679-0367.2015v36n1Suplp179

Objective: to analyze the results of Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients and the conduct relative to the results in the Reference Center of Londrina-PR.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study, whose data were collected from the register book of TST, the hospital records and notification.
Results: From the 220 patients who underwent TST, most of them were male, between 21 and 50 year-old, with 4 to 11 years of schooling, and 188 completed the tests. Nine of them (4.8%) were reactive to TST. Six cases were indicated for treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), only one completed the scheme. It was found that 33 (17.6%) patients had negative TST and CD4+ counting below 200 cells/mm³, however, most did not performed the test after immune reconstitution.
Conclusion: Periodic TST must be rigorous as well as the treatment of LTBI in HIV-infected individuals.