[Preliminary study of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia diagnosed by induced expectoration in HIV positive patients in Dakar].
Rapid noninvasive diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii from induced liquefied sputum is a very easy and not costly method. It was using for a first time at the Infectious Diseases Department at Dakar in 27 HIV seropositive patients from July to November 1992. Six cases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) was diagnosed, with a prevalence of 22.2%. In this study PCP was found in both HIV-1 and HIV-2 patients. Clinical and radiological aspects are not specific. PCP was also found in patients with CD4 below than 200 per cubic millimeter. Co-infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is possible.
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Service des Maladies Infectieuses, CHU Fann, Dakar.
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011010:Pneumocystis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D012675:Senegal; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*
Etude préliminaire de la pneumopathie à Pneumocystis carinii diagnostiquée par expectoration induite chez des patients VIH positifs à Dakar.