Swaminathan, S. ; Paramasivan, C. N. ; Kumar, S. R. ; Mohan, V. ; Venkatesan, P. (2004) Unrecognised tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients: sputum culture is a useful tool The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 8 (7). pp. 896-898. ISSN 1027-3719
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Abstract
Diagnosis of tuberculosis is challenging, especially in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive persons who may have atypical clinical and radiographic features. We report the isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from sputum samples of 10 (4%) HIV-positive persons who were asymptomatic with normal chest radiographs and negative sputum smears for acid-fast bacilli. Six of them had strongly positive tuberculin reactions while four were severely immunosuppressed. Our observation highlights the utility of routine sputum culture in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in high-risk individuals.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Source: | Copyright of this article belongs to The International Union Against Tuberculosis & Lung Disease. |
| Keywords: | HIV; Asymptomatic; Sputum Culture; Tuberculosis |
| ID Code: | 109826 |
| Deposited On: | 01 Sep 2017 09:12 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Sep 2017 09:12 |
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