SIMPLIFIED EXERCISE TEST FOR THE INITIAL DIFFERENTIAL-DIAGNOSIS OF PNEUMOCYSTIS-CARINII PNEUMONIA IN HIV ANTIBODY-POSITIVE PATIENTS

Authors
SAULEDA J GEA J ARAN X AGUAR MC OROZCOLEVI M BROQUETAS JM
Citation
J. Sauleda et al., SIMPLIFIED EXERCISE TEST FOR THE INITIAL DIFFERENTIAL-DIAGNOSIS OF PNEUMOCYSTIS-CARINII PNEUMONIA IN HIV ANTIBODY-POSITIVE PATIENTS, Thorax, 49(2), 1994, pp. 112-114
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Thorax → ACNP
ISSN journal
00406376
Volume
49
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
112 - 114
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-6376(1994)49:2<112:SETFTI>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Background- This study was designed to evaluate the usefulness of a si mplified exercise test in the differential diagnosis of Pneumocystis c arinii pneumonia (PCP). Methods - Forty five subjects with antibodies against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and pneumonia were incl uded and divided into two groups: those with PCP and those with ''othe r pneumonias)'' (non-PCP). The test involved pedalling for two minutes on a stretcher bed and was considered positive if Sao, decreased by a t least 3%.