Epidemiology of tuberculosis and HIV coinfections in Singapore, 2000-2014

HIV Med. 2018 Jan;19(1):59-64. doi: 10.1111/hiv.12529. Epub 2017 Jul 4.

Abstract

Cross-matching of records between Singapore's tuberculosis and HIV registries showed that 3.3% of individuals with tuberculosis (TB) were coinfected with HIV (2000-2014), the TB incidence among individuals with HIV infection was 1.65 per 100 person-years, and 53% of coinfections were diagnosed within 1 month of each other. The findings supported joint prevention programmes for early diagnosis and treatment.

Keywords: HIV infections; Singapore; coinfection; demography; registries; tuberculosis.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Communicable Disease Control / methods
  • Communicable Disease Control / organization & administration
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Singapore / epidemiology
  • Tuberculosis / complications*
  • Tuberculosis / epidemiology*
  • Young Adult