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Bronchoscopic Study On Aetiology Of Chronic Cough In Hiv-Infected Adults With Negative Sputum Smears For Mycobacterium Tuberculosis At Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, A. M. Siika, J. M. Chakaya, Gunturu Revathi, S. S. Mohamed, K.M .. Bhatt
Bronchoscopic Study On Aetiology Of Chronic Cough In Hiv-Infected Adults With Negative Sputum Smears For Mycobacterium Tuberculosis At Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, A. M. Siika, J. M. Chakaya, Gunturu Revathi, S. S. Mohamed, K.M .. Bhatt
Pathology, East Africa
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 …