Características de la tuberculosis en pacientes con SIDA en los Hospitales Vicente Corral Moscoso, Isidro Ayora y Teófilo Dávila en el periodo 2012-2014

Abstract

Objective: To determine the association of Tuberculosis with HIV (Aids) in AIDS patients in the period of 2012-2014. Methodology: A descriptive, observational, retrospective study of medical records of all patients with AIDS who came to the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital of Cuenca, Isidro Ayora of Loja, and Teofilo Davila of Machala in the period 2012-2014 was held to present tuberculosis. The information was collected using a form and results using SPSS and statistical measures, frequency and central tendency measures were analyzed. The analysis was performed using descriptive statistics. Results: In a period of 3 years, 95 cases of tuberculosis were detected in patients with HIV/ AIDS, in 3 hospitals with the following distribution: Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital 8.4% (8 cases) as in the Isidro Ayora Hospital and Teofilo Davila Hospital 83.2%; the average age 37.41 years old; most frequent group 16-30 years old 41.1%; 78.9% male; No occupation established 18.9%; and residents from the province of El Oro; contact frequency was 6.3%; the average time of diagnosis of HIV/ AIDS was 4.14years, the average time of diagnosis of tuberculosis was 2.11 years, while in 51.6% of cases the diagnosis of tuberculosis was carried out over a period of timeless than a year after the diagnosis of HIV/ AIDS. Mortality was 34.7% Conclusions: The association between tuberculosis and HIV / AIDS is a prevalent reality in our hospitals, determining the health and prognosis of the population