ABSTRACT
In many developing countries with a high prevalence of both tuberculosis and HIV infection a dramatic increase of tuberculosis is seen. Our present ability to diagnose tuberculosis in developing countries has its limitations. This review article discusses old and new approaches to the diagnosis of tuberculosis and their value for developing countries.
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/diagnosis , Developing Countries , HIV Seroprevalence , Tuberculosis/diagnosis , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/epidemiology , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/prevention & control , Adenosine Deaminase/analysis , Antibodies, Monoclonal , DNA Probes , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Humans , Mass Screening/methods , Prevalence , Sensitivity and Specificity , Tuberculin Test , Tuberculosis/epidemiology , Tuberculosis/prevention & controlABSTRACT
In an attempt to determine a possible impact of the AIDS epidemic on Mangochi Hospital; basic information such as drug use; admission days and date and place of death of 971 patients presenting at Mangochi Hospital between 1986-1990 was prospectively studied. The study shows that; despite the rural characteristics of the district; AIDS/HIV infection is strongly related in urban and rural settings to a high economic activity
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/epidemiology , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/mortality , HIV SeroprevalenceABSTRACT
This prospective study describes the clinical features and some epidemiological characteristics of 971 AIDS patients seen in Mangochi district Hospital between 1986 and June 1990. The incidence of new AIDS cases doubled yearly resulting in 120 new cases per 100;000 population in 1990
