HIV infection and tuberculosis comorbidity: what is the cause of death?

Abstract

The aim . The purpose of this study was to analyze causes of deaths of hospitalised HIV infected patients with tuberculosis. Methods . Medical reports of patients with tuberculosis who died in a specialized hospital of Samara city in 2013 were analyzed using the total sampling method. Results . Ninety per cent of deaths in hospitalised HIV infected TB patients were caused by end stage AIDS with the high proportion (82%) of miliary tuberculosis, involvement of multiple organs (53%) and drug dependence (88%). Conclusion . Improving interaction of TB specialists and experts on HIV infec tion is needed to improve statistic analysis of morbidity of and mortality from tuberculosis and to reduce mortality from these comorbid diseases.