This study covering the period from January 2017 to June 2017 was conducted at Department of Microbiology, SN Medical College, India. A total of 300 patients suspecting of having tuberculosis and consenting for HIV testing were included in the study. The TB diagnosis was performed using sputum microscopy (AFB staining) and all the cases were screened for HIV by using rapid HIV kits according to NACO guidelines. Overall, 29 () cases were diagnosed as sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis among which 2 cases ( %) were sero-positive for HIV antibodies. | A hospital based study of pulmonary tuberculosis and HIV co-infection In north India
