Pathology and causes of death in a series of human immunodeficiency virus-positive and -negative pediatric referral hospital admissions in Botswana

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-47

  Ansari, Naseem A ^a,b   Kombe, Ally H ^c   Kenyon, Thomas A ^a   Mazhani, Loeto ^c   Binkin, Nancy ^d   Tappero, Jordan W ^d   Gebrekristos, Tesfaye ^c   Nyirenda, Sambayawo ^a,c   Lucas, Sebastian B ^b  

^a BOTUSA Project   (Botswana)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Nyangabgwe Hospital   (Botswana)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Autopsy; Botswana; Human immunodeficiency virus acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Mortality; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BOTSWANA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BOTSWANA; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0037234462     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200301000-00013     Document Type: Article

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