Abstract

The mortality due to tuberculosis is high among the human immunodeficiency virus HIV -infected children A confirmative diagnosis of tuberculosis is difficult to obtain especially in a resource-limited setting A clinician might therefore go for the diagnostic criteria with higher sensitivity to avoid under-diagnosis and delayed treatment The diagnosis of probable tuberculosis by Osborne s method is a good option in such a situation The present study includes 42 HIV-infected subjects diagnosed with probable tuberculosis using Osborne s method During a treatment period of 6-9 months 39 91 felt better 28 67 gained weight and 2 4 7 died