How does tuberculosis relate to HIV positive and HIV negative drug users?

摘要

Objectives-(1) To compare the incidence of active tuberculosis in HIV positive and HIV negative drug users. (2) To describe The main characteristics of the tuberculo- Sis cases. Design-A prospective study was per- Formed from 1986 to 1996 as part of an Ongoing cohort study of HIV infection in Amsterdam drug users. Methods-Data from the cohort study, Including HIV serostatus and CD4-cell Numbers, were completed with data from The tuberculosis registration of the tuber- Culosis department of the Amsterdam Municipal Health Service. Analyses were Carried out with person time and survival Methods.