NCJ Number
108809
Journal
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Volume: 36 Issue: 48 Dated: (December 11, 1987) Pages: 785-795
Editor(s)
M B Gregg,
G A Ingraham
Date Published
1987
Length
11 pages
Annotation
In recent years, reported tuberculosis (TB) cases in New York City (NYC) have increased substantially, in large part related to its co-occurrence with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Abstract
From 1984 to 1986, reported TB cases in NYC increased from 1,630 to 2,223 or 36 percent. An examination of TB and AIDS registries for 1979 through 1985 indicates that patients with both illnesses (TB/AIDS) constituted 2 percent of TB patients and 5 percent of AIDS patients. Of the 261 TB/AIDS patients, 87 percent were male, 52 percent were black, 29 percent were Hispanic, and 19 percent were non-Hispanic white. Median age for concurrent diagnosis was 34 years. Compared to AIDS patients without TB, TB/AIDS patients were more likely to be nonwhite and to be intravenous drug abusers and were less likely to report homosexual/bisexual activity. Compared to TB patients, TB/AIDS patients were more likely to be younger, male, and have more than one disease site. Finally, clustering of TB diagnoses around the time of AIDS diagnoses suggests that most TB in AIDS patients is probably attributable to the reactivation of latent infections. 8 tables and 12 references.