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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
4
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2001-9-19
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pubmed:abstractText |
This study aimed to compare the radiographic characteristics of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with those of HIV-negative patients. In all, 275 TB patients attending the outpatients clinics at the University Hospital/UFPE, were studied from January 1997 to March 1999. Thirty nine (14.2%) of them were HIV(+), with a higher frequency of males in this group (p=0.044). Seventy-five percent of the HIV(+) patients and 19% of the HIV(-) had a negative tuberculin test (PPD) (p < 0.001). The proportion of positive sputum smears in the two groups was similar. The radiological finding most strongly associated with co-infection was absence of cavitation (p < 0.001). It may therefore be concluded that the lack of cavitation in patients with pulmonary TB may be considered a useful indicator of the need to investigate HIV infection. This approach could contribute to increasing the effectiveness of local health services, by offering appropriate treatment to co-infected patients.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
0037-8682
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
34
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
369-72
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:11562731-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:11562731-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:11562731-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:11562731-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:11562731-HIV Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:11562731-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:11562731-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:11562731-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:11562731-Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Radiographic features of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients infected by HIV: is there an objective indicator of co-infection?
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pubmed:affiliation |
Departamento de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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