| Literature DB >> 7835258 |
L E Kivihya-Ndugga1, J J Ochola, G Otieno, L N Muthami, S Gathua.
Abstract
Amongst newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients, 44% were co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Pulmonary tuberculosis patients with HIV-1 presented more frequently with lymphadenopathy and diarrhoea than those without HIV-1. Peripheral blood CD4+ counts were significantly lower in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis with HIV-1 than those with pulmonary tuberculosis alone, P = 0.0292. CD4+ lymphocyte counts, lymphadenopathy and BCG scar could serve as indicators of HIV-1 infection in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Developing Countries; Diseases; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; Examinations And Diagnoses; Hiv Infections; Hiv Serodiagnosis; Infections; Kenya; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Research Report; Screening; Tuberculosis; Viral Diseases
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Year: 1994 PMID： 7835258
Source DB: PubMed Journal: East Afr Med J ISSN： 0012-835X