[HIV seroprevalence among tuberculous patients in Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo].

Introduction: HIV testing among TB patients is still low in DRC This study aimed to determine HIV infection prevalence among TB patients with positive microscopy (TPM+) in Kisangani city.

Methods: In the period of 15 h August to 31th December 2010, a cross-sectional study was conducted including pulmonary tuberculosis patients with positive microscopy (TPM+) from 15 to 49-years-old received in seven tuberculosis screening and treatment centers (STC). The Chi-square and Fisher's exact test were used to compare proportions and the Wilcoxon test to examine the relationships between quantitative variables with skewed distributions.