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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Current profile of HIV-infected patients hospitalized in Dakar (Senegal)
Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique, Volume 104, No. 5, Year 2011
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Ten years after the introduction of the Senegalese Antiretroviral Drug Access Initiative in 1998, we conducted a retrospective study of the epidemiological and clinical profiles and outcome of HIV-infected patients hospitalized in the Infectious Diseases Clinic of Fann Teaching Hospital in Dakar between 2007 and 2008. During these 2 years, 527 HIV-positive patients were included. The average age of the patients was 41 ± 10 years, and the sex-ratio (F/M) was 1.1; 56% of patients were married. The average interval before admission was 40 ± 57 days. Fever (83%), loss of weight (83%) and cough (54%) were the principal symptoms. Tuberculosis (40.9%) and gastrointestinal candidiasis (38.9%) were the commonest opportunistic infections. Most patients were diagnosed at the AIDS stage (88%) and the CD4+ T lymphocyte count was ≤ 200/mm3 in 86% of cases. Hospital fatality was 44% (231/527). Tuberculosis (36%), bacterial pneumonia (18%) and encephalitis (12%) were the most frequent causes of death. Despite the availability of and free access to antiretroviral drugs in Senegal, the mortality associated with HIV infection remains very high due to late diagnosis. The population must be educated to boost early screening and care. © Société de pathologie exotique et Springer-Verlag France 2011.
Authors & Co-Authors
Fortes-Déguénonvo, Louise
Senegal, Dakar
Clinique Des Maladies Infectieuses Ibrahima-diop-mar
Manga, Noël Magloire
Senegal, Dakar
Clinique Des Maladies Infectieuses Ibrahima-diop-mar
Diop, Sylvie Audrey G.
Senegal, Dakar
Clinique Des Maladies Infectieuses Ibrahima-diop-mar
Dia-Badiane, Ndèye Méry
Senegal, Dakar
Clinique Des Maladies Infectieuses Ibrahima-diop-mar
Seydi, Moussa
Senegal, Dakar
Clinique Des Maladies Infectieuses Ibrahima-diop-mar
Ndour, Cheikh Tidiane
Senegal, Dakar
Clinique Des Maladies Infectieuses Ibrahima-diop-mar
Soumare ́, Masserigné L.
Senegal, Dakar
Clinique Des Maladies Infectieuses Ibrahima-diop-mar
Diop, Bernard Marcel
Senegal, Dakar
Clinique Des Maladies Infectieuses Ibrahima-diop-mar
Sow, Papa Salif
Senegal, Dakar
Clinique Des Maladies Infectieuses Ibrahima-diop-mar
Statistics
Citations: 22
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s13149-011-0178-9
ISSN:
00379085
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Senegal