Autopsy causes of death in HIV-positive individuals in sub-Saharan Africa and correlation with clinical diagnoses

AIDS Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 183-194

  Cox, Janneke A ^a   Lukande, Robert L ^b   Lucas, Sebastian ^c   Nelson, Ann M ^d   Van Marck, Eric ^e   Colebunders, Robert ^a,f  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^e ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Autopsy; HIV; Postmortem diagnosis; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 79955706467     PISSN: 11396121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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