TUDIES ON THE CO-INFECTION OF HIV AND ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIA IN MERCY SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AHIAEKE-NDUME, ABIA STATE, NIGERIA
NWANKWO, I. U., EDWARD, K. C. AND UDENSI, G. C.
ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS are major public health issues globally and the burden of these diseases is particularly significant in Nigeria. This study therefore determined the prevalence and distribution of co-infection of HIV and atypical mycobacteria among individuals in Mercy Specialist Hospital Ahiaeke-Ndume, Abia State, Nigeria. A total of the 115 individuals were enrolled into the study, 43.5% (50) males and 56.5% (65) females. The serum was screened…