Bronchoscopic study on aetiology of chronic cough in HIV-infected adults with negative sputum smears for mycobacterium tuberculosis at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi

Siika, A. M; Chakaya, J. M; Revathi, G; Mohamed, S. S; Bhatt, K. M

dc.contributor.author	Siika, A. M
dc.contributor.author	Chakaya, J. M
dc.contributor.author	Revathi, G
dc.contributor.author	Mohamed, S. S
dc.contributor.author	Bhatt, K. M
dc.date.accessioned	2020-03-12T08:19:41Z
dc.date.available	2020-03-12T08:19:41Z
dc.date.issued	2006-06
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/2995
dc.description.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	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Ampath	en_US
dc.subject	chronic cough	en_US
dc.subject	mycobacterium tuberculosis	en_US
dc.subject	negative sputum	en_US
dc.subject	Bronchoscopic	en_US
dc.subject	aetiology	en_US
dc.subject	HIV	en_US
dc.title	Bronchoscopic study on aetiology of chronic cough in HIV-infected adults with negative sputum smears for mycobacterium tuberculosis at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US