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Analysis of 18FDG PET/CT Imaging as a Tool for Studying Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Treatment in Non-human Primates
Published on: September 5, 2017
[Tuberculosis among HIV infected patients]
Anita Olczak1, Edyta Grabczewska, Dorota Kozielewicz
1Klinika i Katedra Chorób Zakaźnych i Hepatologii CM UMK. a.olczak@wsoz.pl
Abstract:
The aim of study was to determine clinical presentation and outcome of tuberculosis among patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). During 2001-2006, 36 cases of tuberculosis (TB) was recognized in 33 patients infected with HIV. The majority of patients were men infected with HIV in through intravenous drug using and had a CD4 cell count <200cells/microl at the time of TB diagnosis. The most frequent form of TB was pulmonary localization and lymphadenitis as extrapulmonary localization. Meningitis was recognized in two cases. The diagnosis was confirmed by positive culture for mycobacteria and PCR in 34/36 patients. Mycobacterial smears were positive in 2/36 cases, the skin test reaction with nodule >5mm was positive in 60% cases. Immune reconstruction syndrome was recognized in 4 patients.
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