[HIV/AIDS impact in pulmonary tuberculosis with negative microscopy in pneumology service at Point "G" hospital]

Mali Med. 2007;22(1):44-7.
[Article in French]

Abstract

This study was opened and conducted from colligated patient folders during 5 years (from January 1999 to December 2003). The main objective was the description of epidemiological, diagnostically and prise and prise of charge aspects of microscopy negative pulmonary tuberculosis. Patients were enrolled in this study in accordance to WHO criteria. During these 5 years, pulmonary tuberculosis has constituted 72.2% on all froms of tuberculosis with 20.2% of microscopy negative pulmonary tuberculosis. The BCG vaccine scar has been observed in 50.8% of cases. The IDR was negative in 21.3% of cases; this rate was about 68.1% in HIV positive patients. More than 60% of the patients have more than 3 negative bacilloscopy. The 69.4% of our patients have been hospitalized and 64% have been treated with III category system.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • False Negative Reactions
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / complications*
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / epidemiology
  • Young Adult