title: [Tuberculosis in 34 patients with HIV infection].
abstract: The clinical and microbiological finding of 34 patients with HIV infection and tuberculosis (30 were men), 32 were intravenous drug addicts. Fever, adenopathies, hepatomegaly and splenomegaly were the most encountered manifestations on admittance. 61.8% had a disseminated form of tuberculosis; the main locations were lymphatic (73.5%) and lung (64.7%). The detection of circulating viral antigen was associated with disseminated form of tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Unidade de Microbiología, Hospital del SAS, Cádiz.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: García-Martos
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Castaño
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Canueto
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Höhr
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: González-Borrachero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies
vernacular_title: Tuberculosis en 34 pacientes con infección por VIH.