Abstract
PURPOSE: In India, Tuberculosis [TB] is the most common opportunistic infection in people living with HIV/AIDS. About 40% of the population in India is estimated to be infected with TB bacillus. The annualincidence of smear positive TB is estimated to be 75 per 100,000 population (based on Annual Risk of Tuberculous Infection (ARTI) study. It is estimated that 50 to 60 % of HIV infected people will develop TB disease in their lifetime when compared to 10% of HIV negative persons infected with TB. Three Mycobacterial smears on two consecutive days and chest radiography can aid us in the diagnosis of tuberculosis as according to the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program Guidelines followed in India. CD4 T Lymphocyte count enables us to understand the patients' immune status.
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