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Sepsis is a major determinant of outcome in critically ill HIV/AIDS patients
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Article
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Critical Care; August 2010, Vol. 14 Issue: 4 pR152-R152, 1p
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13648535; 1466609X
Abstract
New challenges have arisen for the management of critically ill HIV/AIDS patients. Severe sepsis has emerged as a common cause of intensive care unit (ICU) admission for those living with HIV/AIDS. Contrastingly, HIV/AIDS patients have been systematically excluded from sepsis studies, limiting the understanding of the impact of sepsis in this population. We prospectively followed up critically ill HIV/AIDS patients to evaluate the main risk factors for hospital mortality and the impact of severe sepsis on the short- and long-term survival.