| cohort study of hiv-positive and hiv-negative tuberculosis, nairobi, kenya: comparison of bacteriological results. | we have set up a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) positive and negative patients with tuberculosis in order to address the problems associated with hiv-related tuberculosis. we present here the results of sputum smear microscopy, culture, mycobacterial identification tests and drug susceptibility assays from specimens taken at presentation. in this selected population of largely pulmonary tuberculosis cases, hiv infection is not associated with significant differences in sputum smear ... | 1992 | 1477386 |
| trends in bloodstream infections among human immunodeficiency virus-infected adults admitted to a hospital in nairobi, kenya, during the last decade. | bloodstream infections are a frequent complication in human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected adults in africa and usually associated with a poor prognosis. we evaluated bloodstream infections across a decade in 3 prospective cross-sectional surveys of consecutive medical admissions to the kenyatta national hospital, nairobi, kenya. participants received standard clinical care throughout. in 1988-1989, 29.5% (28 of 95) of hiv-positive patients had bloodstream infections, compared with 31.9% ... | 2001 | 11418886 |