Prevalence of purified protein derivative positivity in human immunodeficiency virus infected individuals in Hong Kong.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:To study the prevalence of skin positivity to purified protein derivative (PPD) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients in Hong Kong. METHODS:Consecutive clients of an HIV clinic were administered the PPD test and 2 units of PPD-RT23 were used. The area of induration was then measured in 48 to 72 h. Results were related to patient characteristics and HIV-related parameters. RESULTS:Eight (17.0%) out of 47 clients tested positive to the administration of 2 units of PPD-RT23. If the cutoff were raised to 10 mm according to current practice, only two (4.3%) would test positive. CONCLUSION:The prevalence of PPD positivity in HIV-infected patients in Hong Kong is 17%, when a cutoff of 5 mm is used. This figure may form the basis for further studies on the utility of isoniazid preventive therapy in this group of patients.

journal_name

Chin Med J (Engl)

journal_title

Chinese medical journal

authors

Chan KC,Tang HW,Wong K

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Has Abstract

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2002-07-01 00:00:00

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1091-2

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7

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0366-6999

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2542-5641

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115

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