Lesbordes J L, Baquillon G, Georges M C, Ngbali J, Georges A J
Centre hospitalier des Armées H. Larrey, Toulouse, France.
Med Trop (Mars). 1988 Jan-Mar;48(1):21-5.
Tuberculosis in Central African Republic is an endemic disease. Its prevalence is 3.87 p. 1.000. The relationship between tuberculosis and HIV infection has been observed on 39 out of 72 cases in the National Hospital of Bangui from September 1986 to June 1987. Tuberculosis is often acute and a severe disease with cervical adenopathies. 13 out of 39 patients died. In spite of cutaneous anergy, some cases (7/39) recovered with antituberculosis therapy.
