Abstract
Objective. To investigate the efficiency of elective chest X-ray in detecting tuberculosis (ТВ) in individuals with different HIVstatus, who are conf ined in a penal colony (PC). Subjects and methods. The results of11,889elective X-rayfilms were analyzed in 7,566(63.64%>) and 4,323 (36.36%) non-HIV- and HIV-infected prisoners, respectively, from PC Seven, Federal Penitentiary Service in Saint Petersburg and the leningrad Region. Results. During 4-year follow-up, ТВ caseswere revealedin 154 people, including 45 (29.2%) and 109 (70.8%) cases among non-HIV- and HIV-infected patients, respectively. Among all the ТВ patients seeking medical advice, the proportion of HIV-infected persons was 875%. Semiannual X-ray screening allowed tuberculosis to be detected in only 55.0% of the HIV-infected patients and in only 45.5% of the patients with a CD4 lymphocyte concentration less than 200 cells/ці. Among the people without obvious immunodeficiency (with CD4 count more than 200 cells/ці), the proportion of patients detected during screening was 70.8%, which was hwer than that in the group of non-HIV-infected ТВ patients (84.4%). Conclusion. Elective semiannual X-ray is an insufficient tool to detect most cases of tuberculosis in people living with HIV, especially in those with immunodeficiency.
About the authors
Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Phthsiopulmonology, Ministry of Health of Russia; Medical Sanitary Unit Seventy-Eight, Federal Penitentiary Service
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Postgraduate Student; Phthisiatrician Saint Petersburg, Russia
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
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MD, Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases with Courses of Epidemiology and Phthisiology 6, Miklukho-Maklay St., Moscowl 17198, Russia
Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Phthsiopulmonology, Ministry of Health of Russia
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Cand. Med. Sсi., Leading Researcher, Supervisor of the Area «Radiation Diagnosis» Saint Petersburg, Russia
Medical Sanitary Unit Seventy-Eight, Russian Federal Penitentiary Service
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Phthisiatrician, Lieutenant Colonel of Internal Service, Chief, Tuberculosis Hospital One Moscow, Russia
Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Phthsiopulmonology, Ministry of Health of Russia
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Cand. Med. Sсi., Phthisiatrician Saint Petersburg, Russia
Medical Sanitary Unit Seventy-Eight, Russian Federal Penitentiary Service
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Phthisiatrician, Deputy Chief for Clinical Work, Tuberculosis Hospital One Moscow, Russia