| clinical features of hiv-seropositive and hiv-seronegative patients with tuberculous pleural effusion in dar es salaam, tanzania. | in a prospective study, we investigated whether human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection alters the clinical presentation in patients with tuberculous pleuritis. one hundred twelve of 118 patients who presented with pleural effusion suffered from tuberculosis (tb); 65 patients (58%) were hiv seropositive. evidence of disseminated tb was found more often in hiv-positive than in hiv-negative patients (30.8% vs 10.6%, p < 0.02). dyspnea, fever, night sweat, fatigue, and diarrhea, severe tachypn ... | 1994 | 7956405 |
| etiology of genital ulcer disease and association with human immunodeficiency virus infection in two tanzanian cities. | the etiological agent is usually not established in cases of genital ulcer disease (gud) in tanzania, since diagnosis and treatment of this disease are based mainly on clinical rather than microbiologic parameters. gud increases the risk of infection with hiv. however, the association between specific gud infections and hiv infection has not been fully investigated. | 2003 | 12567167 |