[Relapse of pulmonary tuberculosis in the context of tuberculosis-HIV co-infection in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire). Short note].

A cohort study was carried out from October 2001 to March 2002, in order to analyze the main characteristics of 53 adults patients (38 HIV-positive and 15 HIV-negative), who had a relapse of pulmonary tuberculosis. The observance in the first period of the treatment of tuberculosis was regular in 79% of tuberculous patients infected by the HIV (30/38) and in 87% of tuberculous patients who where HIV-negative (13/15) (p = 0.7).

[Efficacy of a short 6 month therapeutic coursefor HIV infected tuberculosis patients in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire].

From December 1992 to February 1993, 104 newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients were enrolled in a prospective cohort study to assess the response to the 6 month-short-course regimen implemented in Cote d'Ivoire. This treatment encompassed the daily intake of Rifampicin and Pyrazinamide for 2 months followed by Rifampicin and Isoniazid for the remaining 4 months. All the patients were enrolled at the Treichville Tuberculosis Treatment Centre in Abidjan, and a follow-up of 6 months was observed for each patient.

[Pulmonary complications of human immunodeficiency virus infection in sub-Saharan Africa].

Based on a selection of articles published in the literature and reports from international AIDS conferences, we present the main pulmonary complications of HIV-infection observed in sub-Saharan Africa. The different clinical studies demonstrate the predominance of infectious complications, mainly tuberculosis (29 to 44%) and bacterial pneumonia (21 to 35%). The frequency of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia remains low (5 to 19%).

[The new face of tuberculosis in the context of the tuberculosis-HIV association in Abidjan, Ivory Coast].

This article reviews the main clinical aspects and progression of HIV-related tuberculosis in Abidjan. HIV prevalence in tuberculosis patients is high, estimated at 46.2% in 1992, with a clear predominance of HIV-1 over HIV-2.

[Aspects of thoracic radiography of patients with tuberculosis and HIV infection in Ivory Coast].

The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the main features of standard chest X-ray in patients with concomitant tuberculosis and HIV infection. From 21 December 1992 to 21 February 1993, we compared 45 chest X-rays of HIV+patients with pulmonary tuberculosis with those of 73 HIV negative patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Our results revealed that extrapulmonary thoracic localizations were remarkably frequent in HIV+tuberculosis patients (57.