[Course of tuberculosis in patients with HIV infection].

Aim: To evaluate clinical features of tuberculosis in correlation with HIV-infection duration.

Material And Methods: 117 patients with HIV-infection were divided into three groups: HIV-infected in the presence of long-standing tuberculosis (group 1), HIV- and tuberculosis-infected simultaneously (group 2), tuberculosis-infected 5-10 years after getting HIV-infection.

Conclusion: Clinical picture and course of tuberculous infection in HIV-infected patients depend on the time of getting HIV-infection and are determined by the severity of T-cell immunodeficiency.