Impact of HIV infection and exposure on survival in critically ill children who attend a paediatric emergency department in a resource-constrained setting

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 746-749

  Ahmad, Shafique ^a,b,c   Ellis, J C ^a,d   Kamwendo, H ^b   Molyneux, E M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d KING S MILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALNUTRITION; MENINGITIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEPTICEMIA; SURVIVAL; URBAN AREA;

CHILD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH RESOURCES; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALAWI; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRIAGE;

EID: 77957196212     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2009.085191     Document Type: Article

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