Document 3213
 DOCN  M94A3213
 TI    Pulmonary infections of ARC/AIDS patients in the northeast of Thailand.
 DT    9412
 AU    Chetchotisakd P; Mootsikapun P; Intarapoka B; Department of Medicine,
       Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen; University, Thailand.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):127 (abstract no. PA0129). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369362
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To present etiologic pathogens of pulmonary infections in
       adult ARC/AIDS patients who were seen at Srinagarind hospital, tertiary
       care center in the Northeast of Thailand. METHOD: Data records of adult
       ARC/AIDS patients with respiratory symptoms and/or pulmonary infiltrate
       between February 1992-February 1994 were reviewed. The diagnosis was
       made by the results of examination of expectorated sputum, BAL fluid,
       brushing specimens and clinical response to specific chemotherapy.
       RESULT: One hundred and three episodes of pulmonary infections occured
       in 88 adult ARC/AIDS patients. Respiratory symptoms and chest x-ray
       abnormalities were found about 90 and 92 percent respectively. No chest
       x-ray patterns were specific to any organisms. The definite organisms
       were found as the following; tuberculosis (37.1%), P. carinii (23.8%),
       cryptococcois (15.2%), etc. Extrapulmonary infections were common in
       pulmonary tuberculosis, and cryptococcosis. Coinfections were found
       about 10 percent especially PCP and cryptococcosis. CONCLUSION:
       Tuberculosis, P. carinii and cryptococcosis were common causes of
       pulmonary infections in the Northeast that correlate with frequency of
       common infections ARC/AIDS patients in Thailand. Extrapulmonary
       involvement and coinfections were common and careful investigation
       should be done.
 DE    Adult  AIDS-Related Complex/*COMPLICATIONS  AIDS-Related Opportunistic
       Infections/DIAGNOSIS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Cryptococcosis/DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Human  Lung
       Diseases/DIAGNOSIS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
       carinii/DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Retrospective Studies
       Thailand/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       MEETING ABSTRACT

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