Is Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis More Prevalent in HIV-Infected Patients in Korea?.
10.3349/ymj.2016.57.6.1508
- Author:
Shinwon LEE
1
;
Sun Hee LEE
;
Jeong Ha MOK
;
Su Jin LEE
;
Kye Hyung KIM
;
Jeong Eun LEE
;
Seung Geun LEE
;
Joo Seop CHUNG
;
Ihm Soo KWAK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea. zzanmery@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
MDR;
HIV;
resistance;
intermediate TB burden
- MeSH:
Case-Control Studies;
HIV;
HIV Infections;
Humans;
Korea*;
Public Health;
Tuberculosis;
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant*
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2016;57(6):1508-1510
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The epidemiological synergy between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) is a major threat to public health. However, the association between HIV and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is not clear. To explore the association between HIV and MDR-TB infection, a case-control study was performed in Korea. A total of 1606 culture-proven TB patients (45 HIV vs. 1561 non-HIV) from January 2006 to October 2014 were included in this analysis. MDR-TB rates were 11.1% and 8.2% in the HIV and non-HIV groups, respectively (p=0.42), thus indicating that MDR-TB was not significantly associated with HIV infection in Korea.
