Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a resource-poor setting

Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 122-127

  Klotz, Stephen A ^a,b   Aziz Mohammed, Abdul ^c   Girmai Woldemichael, Mulugeta ^c   Worku Mitku, Mongistu ^c   Handrich, Mitchell ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b International Center for Equal Healthcare Access   (United States)

^c Dessie Referral Hospital   (Ethiopia)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; AIDS; Ethiopia; gastroenteritis; IRIS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MORTALITY; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; MALE; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 66149177156     PISSN: 15451097     EISSN: 15570886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545109709332469     Document Type: Article

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