Comparative costs of inpatient care for HIV-infected and uninfected children and adults in Soweto, South Africa

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 410-416

  Thomas, Leena S ^a   Manning, Arthur ^b   Holmes, Charles B ^c,g   Naidoo, Shan ^a   Van Der Linde, Frans ^d   Gray, Glenda E ^d   Martinson, Neil A ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Gilead Sciences ^*  (South Africa)

^g GILEAD SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiretrovirals; HIV; Hospitalization; LOS; Opportunistic infections; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 36048940345     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318156ec90     Document Type: Article

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