Virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana en pacientes con tuberculosis a nivel mundial

Abstract

The human immunodeficiency virus is a sexually transmitted disease that considerably affects the immune system of patients who suffer from it, making them more vulnerable to coinfection with other pathogens, causing complications that increase morbidity and mortality. Objective: to detail the human immunodeficiency virus in tuberculosis patients worldwide. Methodology: A bibliographic search was carried out in scientific databases such as Scopus, ProQuest, PubMed, Web of Science, Dialnet, SciELO, and institutional pages of the health area such as WHO and MSP, as well as using the search equations according to the descriptors DeCS and MeSH, including 50 documents of which 15 were used in the introduction and, 35 responded to the research questions posed. Results: HIV/AIDS is considered one of the most prevalent pathologies worldwide, with 10.4 million cases reported worldwide, with the leading risk factor being the limited knowledge of prevention, causing skin infections, and psychological and neurological damage in the population. The treatment for this pathology is antiretroviral drugs that prevent replication, nursing actions are aimed at the promotion, prevention and control of this condition. Conclusions: Human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis have been considered worldwide as one of the leading public health problems, affecting the population and hindering health personnel's prevention and control of this pathology.