title: [Prevalence of tuberculosis in sickle cell Africans].
abstract: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of 68 files of patients with a major form of drepanocytosis and hospitalized for lower respiratory tract infection over a 6-year period. The frequency of respiratory infections was 32.69%. Non-tuberculosis infections dominated (64,68, 94%). Tuberculous infection was less frequent and occurred in 4/68 (6%). Extensive disease was frequent and diagnosis difficult.
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authors.lastname: Koffi
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Koffi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sangare
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*