Mycobacteria in HIV-infected patients in Buenos Aires.
Tuber Lung Dis
; 76(3): 185-9, 1995 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-7548898
ABSTRACT
PIP: An increase in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated mycobacterial tuberculosis has led to a reversal of an earlier trend in Argentina toward a decline in the incidence of tuberculosis. A bacteriologic study conducted at the Muniz Hospital in Buenos Aires June 1985-December 1991 confirmed the reliability of smear examination for the rapid diagnosis of mycobacterial disease. 2521 samples were obtained from 1259 HIV-infected individuals during the study period and mycobacterial disease was confirmed by culture in 240 cases (19%). The smears were positive in 59.0% of the 122 pulmonary cases, 22.0% of the 72 extrapulmonary cases, and 56.5% of the 46 pulmonary-extrapulmonary cases. Blood cultures were positive in 21.2% of the 240 cases. In patients with pulmonary localization, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was diagnosed between a few months to two years after the onset of tuberculosis; those with the two other localizations had already advanced to AIDS at the time of blood smear. Resistance to one or more antitubercular drugs was found in 9.4% of cases.
Palavras-chave
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Americas; Argentina; Clinical Research; Developing Countries; Diseases; Examinations And Diagnoses; Hiv Infections; Infections; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Latin America; Measurement; Reliability; Research Methodology; South America; Tuberculosis; Viral Diseases
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Soropositividade para HIV
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Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS
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Mycobacterium
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Infecções por Mycobacterium
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Tuber Lung Dis
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Reino Unido