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  • Title: [Clinical manifestations of infection with (HIV) human immunodeficiency virus in Africans. Comparison of cases observed in Africa and Europe].
    Author: Coulaud JP.
    Journal: Med Trop (Mars); 1988; 48(4):327-35. PubMed ID: 3221780.
    Abstract:
    The AIDS case definition of Bangui WHO workshop is more convenient for Africa and increases the number of cases reported to WHO. Natural history of HIV infection is the same in Africa as in the developed countries of western world. The clinical pattern of African Aids is mainly the result of opportunistic infections and specially those involving the intestinal tract. Some of them are more frequent in tropical area as Candidiasis and Cryptococcosis. The follow up of seropositive patients is more difficult in Africa, due to technical problems of use and interpretation of some tools (antigenemia... lymphocytes CD4 count...).
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