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Pulmonary co-morbidity in HIV-infected sputum AFB smear-negative Ugandan adults
Yoo, Samuel Deok-jong & Worodria, William
Abstract
Objectives: To determine the extend of comorbidity present in HIV positive and negative
patients with respiratory tract infections.
Methods: Descriptive cross sectional study. Between October 2002 and December 2003 88
bronchoscopies were analysed at Mulago teaching hospital.
Results: 70.5% of the patients were HIV positive with a mean age of 35.1 years. In the HIV positive
group, PKS was the most frequent diagnosis made (38.7%), followed by PCP (37.1%) and PTB
(14.5%). In the HIV negative group, lung malignancy was the commonest diagnosis found. Ten
of the HIV positive patients (16.1%) had two or more pulmonary diseases: two patients had
both PCP and PTB, three patients had PKS and PTB, four patients had PKS and PCP, and one
patient had PCP, PKS and PTB. When we analysed according to diseases, 30.4% (7/23) of PCP
patients had other opportunistic diseases, PKS patients, 30.0% (8/24) and PTB patients, 66.7
% (6/9).
Conclusion: The presence of multiple infectious agents may explain why some HIV positive
patients with respiratory disease show only temporary clinical improvement. This suggests
that one diagnosis may not be enough for HIV patients.
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