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Title: | Bronchoscopic study on aetiology of chronic cough in HIV-infected adults with negative sputum smears for mycobacterium tuberculosis at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi |
Authors: | Siika, A. M Chakaya, J. M Revathi, G Mohamed, S. S Bhatt, K. M |
Keywords: | chronic cough mycobacterium tuberculosis negative sputum Bronchoscopic aetiology HIV |
Issue Date: | Jun-2006 |
Publisher: | Ampath |
Abstract: | Objective: To establish the aetiology of chronic cough in HIV-infected patients with negative sputum smears for Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB). Design: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Setting: Kenyatta National Hospital, a tertiary referral centre in Kenya. Subjects: Sixty five HIV-infected adults presenting with chronic cough and negative sputum smears for AFBs. Results: Sixty-two patients were included in the final analysis. Aetiology of chronic cough was established in 42 (68%) patients. Pneumocystis jiroveci, bacterial pneumonia and Mycobacterium tuberculosis were diagnosed in 22 (35.5%), 17 (27.4%) and 14 (22.5%) patients respectively. Majority (98%) of patients with a diagnosis had multiple causes established in them. Ciprofloxacin had activity against 91% of the isolated organisms while Penicillin was active against 35% only |
URI: | http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/2995 |
Appears in Collections: | School of Medicine |
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