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SEPSIS IS A MAJOR DETERMINANT OF OUTCOME IN CRITICALLY ILL HIV/AIDS PATIENTS
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Intensive Care Units
Proportional Hazards Models
Prospective Studies
Sepsis
Treatment Outcome
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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.
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAcquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Intensive Care Units
Proportional Hazards Models
Prospective Studies
Sepsis
Treatment Outcome
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