Case Series
Assessment of Bronchiectasis in HIV Patients among an Urban Population
Table 2
Distribution of bronchiectasis and microbiology data.
| | Distribution of bronchiectasis | Sputum culture | PFT | Smoker? | Pack years |
| Pt 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | No | N/A | Pt 2 | RML, lingula, B/L lower lobes | Candida albicans | N/A | No | N/A | Pt 3 | RLL | Candida albicans | N/A | N/A | N/A | Pt 4 | N/A | Normal throat flora | N/A | No | N/A | Pt 5 | RU, RM, and B/L lower lobes | Normal throat flora | N/A | No | N/A | Pt 6 | LLL, RLL, RUL, and RML, most severe in the RML | N/A | N/A | No | N/A | Pt 7 | RML and inferior lingula | No growth | N/A | No | N/A | Pt 8 | RUL, RML, RLL, LLL | Normal flora; Aspergillus (BAL) | Moderate obstructive | Yes | N/A | Pt 9 | RU, RM, and B/L lower lobes | Candida | N/A | Yes | 58 | Pt 10 | CT read does not specify distribution | N/A | N/A | Yes | 15 | Pt 11 | RUL and LUL | Overgrown by non-AFB organisms | N/A | Yes | N/A | Pt 12 | RUL and lingula | H. influenza, normal throat flora, overgrowth by non-AFB organisms | N/A | Yes | 3 | Pt 13 | LUL, LLL | Morganella morganii, MRSA, strep viridans | Moderate obstructive | Yes | 50 | Pt 14 | B/L lower lobe | N/A | N/A | No | N/A |
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