The prevalence of HIV infection among burn patients in a burns unit in Malawi and its influence on outcome

Burns

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-60

  James, J ^a   Hofland, H W Chr ^a   Borgstein, E S ^a   Kumiponjera, D ^a   Komolafe, O O ^a   Zijlstra, E E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Burns; HIV; Malawi; Outcome

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; SEPSIS; SKIN GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0037307061     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(02)00236-X     Document Type: Article

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