Prognostic indicators in the World Health Organization’s algorithm for seriously ill HIV-infected inpatients with suspected tuberculosis

Prognostic indicators in the World Health Organization’s algorithm for seriously ill HIV-infected inpatients with suspected tuberculosis

Abstract Background Criteria for the 2007 WHO algorithm for diagnosing tuberculosis among HIV-infected seriously ill patients are the presence of one or more danger signs (respiratory rate > 30/min, heart rate > 120/min, temperature > 39 °C, and being unable to walk unaided) and cough ≥ 14 ...

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Main Authors: Rulan Griesel, Annemie Stewart, Helen van der Plas, Welile Sikhondze, Marc Mendelson, Gary Maartens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:AIDS Research and Therapy
Subjects:
HIV
Tuberculosis
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
Bacterial pneumonia
Prognosis
Mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12981-018-0192-0

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