Title
Association of clinical and demographic factors with fungal culture in pulmonary tuberculosis patients
Authors
Priyanka Prasad, Suneel Kumar Ahirwar*, Deepak Bansal, Anju Mahor & Manish Purohit
Affiliation
Department of Microbiology, MGM, Medical College Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
Priyanka Prasad - E-mail: prajita94@gmail.com
Suneel Kumar Ahirwar - E-mail: prajita94@gmail.com
Deepak Bansal - E-mail: drbansaldeepak@gmail.com
Anju Mahor - E-mail: anjumahor.1986@gmail.com
Manish Purohit - E-mail: manishpurohit@yahoo.co.in
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received January 1, 2026; Revised January 31, 2026; Accepted January 31, 2026, Published January 31, 2026
Abstract
Pulmonary fungal infections are a significant co-infection in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Therefore, it is of interest to examine the relationship between clinical and demographic factors and fungal culture positivity in suspected or confirmed PTB cases. A cross-sectional study of 180 individuals was conducted at MGM Medical College, Indore, using sputum samples for fungal culture and KOH mount. Fungal positivity was found in 20% of patients, with a significant association with proven PTB (p = 0.003). Thus, the significant association between pulmonary tuberculosis and fungal co-infections, emphasizing the need for routine fungal screening to improve diagnosis and clinical outcomes is reported.
Keywords
Pulmonary tuberculosis, fungal co-infection, risk factors, aspergillus, candida, fungal culture
Citation
Prasad et al. Bioinformation 22(1): 452-455 (2026)
Edited by
Ritik Kashwani
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
