title: High incidence of atypical mycobacteriosis in African HIV-infected adults with low CD4 cell counts: a 6-year cohort study in Côte d'Ivoire.
abstract: The role of non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis (NTM) in HIV-related diseases in sub-Saharan Africa has long been controversial. In a 6-year cohort of 721 HIV-infected adults with systematic BACTEC blood cultures in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, the incidence of NTM was 1.8/100 person-years overall and 12.2/100 person-years in patients with baseline CD4 cell counts < 100 cells/mm3. In sub-Saharan Africa, where most patients start highly active antiretroviral therapy with low CD4 cell counts, improving the diagnosis of NTM may be relevant.
authors.affiliation: Programme PAC-CI, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, France.
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bonard
authors.forename: Eugène
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Messou
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Seyler
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: Delphine
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gabillard
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Anglaret
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D015331:Cohort Studies; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008231:Lymphopenia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000453:epidemiology*