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Impact of HIV on admissions and deaths in a tuberculosis hospital - recommendations for admission and discharge criteria


W Thanassi
F.A. Post
K Shean
L-G Bekker
G Maartens

Abstract

Mortality and HIV prevalence rose concordantly at Brooklyn Chest Hospital from 1998 to 2001. Death and unconfirmed tuberculosis (TB) (15% of adult admissions in a sample from 2000) were associated with HIV seropositivity. Excluding unconfirmed TB and shortening length of stay would increase the number of patients able to benefit from hospitalisation.

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eISSN: 2078-5135
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