O'Farrell N, Bateman NT, Bradbeer C; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11; 9: 331 (abstract no. PO-B07-1175).
Department of Genitourinary Medicine, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of MAC infection amongst Ugandan patients with AIDS in South London. METHODS: Retrospective review of case notes in 15 Ugandan patients with AIDS to December 1992. RESULTS: MAC was isolated from 4 (27%) patients [2 men, 2 women], age range 23-30 years. The mean length of stay in the UK was 3.1 (range 1-5) years. MAC was isolated from blood in 3 and sputum in 1. All were symptomatic with anaemia, fever and night sweats. The mean CD4 count was 15 x 10(6)/L (range 10-30). 3 patients had received a full course of anti-tuberculous therapy (MTb confirmed in one case) within the twelve months preceding MAC diagnosis. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia was the AIDS defining diagnosis in all 4 cases. CONCLUSION: MAC infection is not uncommon amongst Ugandans with AIDS in London in contrast to the current situation in Uganda. Both the prevalence and pattern of opportunistic infections amongst African immigrants who develop AIDS in the UK may be similar to that in the indigenous population.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- CD4 Lymphocyte Count
- Communicable Diseases
- Female
- Humans
- London
- Male
- Mycobacterium avium Complex
- Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
- Prevalence
- Tuberculosis
- Uganda
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UI: 102204079
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