Epidemiology of bloodstream infections and predictive factors of mortality among HIV-infected adult patients in Thailand in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-32

  Kiertiburanakul, Sasisopin ^a   Watcharatipagorn, Siripen ^a   Chongtrakool, Piriyaporn ^a   Santanirand, Pitak ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; FUNGUS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PREDICTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALMONELLA; THAILAND;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; BACTEREMIA; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND;

EID: 84856331295     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: 18842836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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