Gambaran Hasil Pemeriksaan HIV Pada Penderita Tuberculosis Paru Di Rumah Sakit Khusus Paru Medan

Abstract

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection has been the most important predisposing factor in the development of Tuberculosis (TB) since the early 1980s where one-third of HIV-infected patients in the world have co-infection with pulmonary TB. TB in people with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) can have a clinical picture atypical which causes difficulty in diagnosis, and becomes the most opportunistic infection and causes death of HIV sufferers. The type of research used was descriptive with a retrospective approach by looking at patient medical records from January to June 2022. Based on the results of the research conducted, it can be concluded: A total of 6 people (2.75%) were HIV positive suffering from tuberculosis, 212 people ( 97.25%) HIV negative suffer from tuberculosis. Of the 6 HIV positive people, 3 are women and 3 are men.