CD4 COUNT LEVELS AND PATTERN OF RESPIRATORY COMPLICATIONS IN HIV SEROPOSITIVE PATIENTS IN CALABAR, NIGERIA.

[摘要] A prospective observational study was carried out to describe the pattern of pulmonary complications in hospitalized patients with Human Immune-deficiency Virus (HIV) infection at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar between January 2005 to December 2006. One hundred and twenty-four patients which consists 60 males and 64 females, aged between 20 – 60 who met the inclusion criteria formed the subjects for the study. The mean age of the subjects was 34.60+ 1.2 years. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain the demographic data, clinical information and CD4 lymphocyte count. Radiological analysis of chest was done with the chest X-ray of each subject.

[学科分类] 内科医学

[关键词] CD4, Respiratory, complications, HIV/AIDS, Calabar.