Use of the relationship between absolute lymphocyte count and CD4 count to improve earlier consideration of pneumocystis pneumonia in HIV-positive emergency department patients with pneumonia

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 28-35

  Napoli, Anthony M ^a   Maughan, Brandon ^a   Murray, Ryan ^b   Maloy, Kevin ^b   Milzman, David ^b  

^a Department of Emergency Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

absolute lymphocyte count; CD4; human immunodeficiency virus; PCP; pneumocystis pneumonia

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ABSOLUTE LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; EMERGENCY PATIENT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872354047     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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