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BMC Public Health ; 15: 1040, 2015 Oct 09.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26452646

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BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis is the commonest infection among HIV/AIDS patients. This co-infection constitutes a major death threat in the world. There is paucity of data about renal disease amongst patients on HAART and DOTS therapy in Cameroon. METHODS: This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study in the Buea, Limbe and Kumba government Hospitals. Spectrophotometric method was used for the quantitative determination of serum creatinine, urea, albumin and total protein levels. Glomerular filtration rate was estimated using the MDRD method. The student's t test, ANOVA and logistic regression were used to analyse the data. RESULTS: Out of 200 participants, 101 (50.5 %) were males. The ages ranged from 21 to 65 years with a mean age of 38.04 ± 10.52 years. Compared to adults on DOTS alone, adults on HAART alone had a significantly higher prevalence of eGFR <60 ml/min/1.73 m(2) (10/70 (14.3 %) vs. 1/70 (1.4 %), OR = 11.5 [1.4-92.5], p = 0.02) while more participants on HAART/DOTS had significantly higher serum creatinine (18/60 (30 %) vs 10/70 (14.3) OR = 2.57 [1.08-6.12], p = 0.033). Though participants on HAART/DOTS combined therapy had low eGFR, the association was not statistically significant (OR = 6.27, 95 % CI;0.71-55.27, p = 0.098). Participants on the Zidovudine, Lamivudine, Nevirapine regimen showed a statistically significant difference in the mean serum creatinine and albumin levels between the HAART/DOTS combined therapy and HAART group (p = 0.0219 and 0.0001 respectively). CONCLUSION: Compared to adults on DOTS, adults on HAART were more likely to have renal dysfunction (eGFR <60 ml/min per 1.73 m(2)). Adult on a combination of HAART and DOTS had a similar prevalence of renal dysfunction as those on HAART alone. This study showed that the use of the HAART regimen (Tenofovir, Lamivudine and Efavirenz combination) among the HAART treated adults was nephrotoxic. However, other combined HAART and DOTS regimens had no nephrotoxic effect. Abnormal kidney function can be associated with HAART use.


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Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/epidemiología , Terapia Antirretroviral Altamente Activa/estadística & datos numéricos , Coinfección/embriología , Coinfección/epidemiología , Enfermedades Renales/epidemiología , Tuberculosis Pulmonar/epidemiología , Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/tratamiento farmacológico , Adulto , Anciano , Camerún/epidemiología , Enfermedades Transmisibles/epidemiología , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología , Humanos , Enfermedades Renales/tratamiento farmacológico , Pruebas de Función Renal , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Nevirapina/uso terapéutico , Prevalencia , Tuberculosis Pulmonar/tratamiento farmacológico , Adulto Joven
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Injury ; 45(1): 141-5, 2014 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23561583

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BACKGROUND: Isolated small bowel injury (ISBI) related to abdominal blunt trauma is rare. Timely diagnosis could be difficult, especially in the absence of modern imaging and laparoscopic facilities. The determinants of mortality under such circumstances are unclear. METHODS: This study presents twenty three cases of ISBI related to blunt abdominal injury identified between January 2005 and December 2009 in a level III Hospital in Limbe, Cameroon. Data were retrieved from an ongoing prospective study on injuries and augmented by analysis of individual patient's files. We analysed information regarding modalities of diagnosis, delay between injury and diagnosis, operative findings, treatment and outcome. RESULTS: The ages of our patients ranged from 7 to 38 years with a mean of 19 years. Thirteen patients were children below the age of 16. The most frequent mechanism of injury was a fall (n=11). Associated lesions were identified in 7 patients. Delay between injury and diagnosis was above 12h in 16 patients. Fifteen cases were admitted with obvious signs of peritonitis. Erect chest X-ray identified a pneumoperitoneum in 11 of the 17 patients for whom it was requested. Most perforations were located in the ileum. A total of 7 complications occurred in 5 patients. These included 4 cases of post-operative peritonitis. Two patients with at least one associated lesion died. CONCLUSION: ISBI is seldom suspected. This causes delay in diagnosis and most cases present with a diffuse peritonitis. Early diagnosis and management in low income environment is likely to be improved by a greater awareness of clinicians about this injury, serial clinical assessment and repeated erect chest X-ray, rather than sophisticated tools such as CT scan or laparoscopy.


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Traumatismos Abdominales/diagnóstico , Perforación Intestinal/diagnóstico , Peritonitis/diagnóstico , Examen Físico , Médicos/normas , Áreas de Pobreza , Heridas no Penetrantes/diagnóstico , Traumatismos Abdominales/diagnóstico por imagen , Traumatismos Abdominales/mortalidad , Adolescente , Adulto , Camerún/epidemiología , Niño , Competencia Clínica , Diagnóstico Tardío , Femenino , Recursos en Salud/estadística & datos numéricos , Humanos , Perforación Intestinal/diagnóstico por imagen , Perforación Intestinal/etiología , Perforación Intestinal/mortalidad , Masculino , Peritonitis/diagnóstico por imagen , Peritonitis/mortalidad , Peritonitis/prevención & control , Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto , Estudios Prospectivos , Radiografía , Factores de Riesgo , Factores de Tiempo , Heridas no Penetrantes/complicaciones , Heridas no Penetrantes/diagnóstico por imagen , Heridas no Penetrantes/mortalidad
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