title: [Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with AIDS in the Congo].
abstract: Forty-five bronchoalveolar lavages (BAL) were performed in Brazzaville in AIDS patients who did not expectorate acid- and alcohol-resistant bacilli (AARB). All patients presented with respiratory symptoms (cough, dyspnoea or chest pain), and all but 6 of them had abnormal radiography of the chest. Four cases of pneumocystosis were diagnosed (9%); 3 of these patients had interstitial pneumonia and dyspnoea. No AARB was found at microscopic examination of BAL which showed Pneumocyctis carinii; no culture on Löwehstein's medium could be made. The authors consider that the low prevalence of pneumocystosis in Africa, compared with industrial countries, is due to a smaller dissemination of the parasite in Africa rather than to immunodepression which is known to be more pronounced in AIDS patients from industrial countries.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumo-Phtisiologie, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: M'Boussa
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaoudi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kokolo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bitsi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andzin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Carme
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: M'Pele
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000737:chemistry; D003223:Congo / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009159:Mycobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence
vernacular_title: Pneumocystoses observées au Congo chez les malades atteints de SIDA.