Inclusion Criteria:  The study included seropositive HIV patients with a new diagnosis of either pulmonary or extra-pulmonary TB, and also included patients who were presented by symptoms suggestive for tuberculosis, changes in chest X ray that not improved by full course of antibiotics or positive tuberculin test ≥ 5 mm.  Exclusion Criteria:  Patients on anti-TB drugs or negative screening for sero-positive HIV patients were excluded from the study.