Double Screening of Tuberculosis and AIDS in Four Counties of Hebei Province

[Objective] To improve the detection rate of TB/HIV double infection cases. [Methods]TB/HIV collaborative mode was established in the levels of province, cities and counties; HIV antibody detection was conducted on the diagnosed tuberculosis patients; tuberculosis screening was also conducted on the diagnosed HIV/AIDS patients.[Results] The detection in Hebei Province between January and September of 2007 indicated that among the 844 diagnosed tuberculosis patients, 51 (7.0%) of which had HIV high risk behaviors, no HIV positive was detected; among the 397 cases of HIV/AIDS patients, 8 of which were found with tuberculosis, the double infection rate was 2.0%. [Conclusion]TB/HIV double infection surveillance should be carried among the tuberculosis patients and the HIV/AIDS patients to improve the detection rate of the double infection of TB/HIV and prevent the spread of the two diseases.