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HIV positive patients in intensive care - a retrospective chart review
… of intensive care unit (ICU) admission of HIV - infected patients in resource - poor settings like Sub - Saharan Africa are unknown. Methods: We reviewed case records of HIV - infected patients admitted to the medical and surgical ICUs at Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa from 1 January …
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Prevalence of pyschiatric disorders in HIV positive patients at Chilenje Clinic in Lusaka Zambia
… disorders occur frequently in people living with HIV. Most of them go undiagnosed and therefore untreated, despite the negative consequences they have on HIV spread, progression and management. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in HIV positive patients, …
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Prevalence of pyschiatric disorders in HIV positive patients at Chilenje Clinic in Lusaka Zambia
… disorders occur frequently in people living with HIV. Most of them go undiagnosed and therefore untreated, despite the negative consequences they have on HIV spread, progression and management. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in HIV positive patients, …
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Liver Injury in HIV-positive Patients on Antituberculosis and/or Antiretroviral Therapy – Assessing Causality
… Results We included 48 participants. All were HIV-positive. Twenty-seven were on concomitant ART and ATT, with a median of 6 potentially hepatotoxic drugs per case. Sensitivity and specificity of the RUCAM in identifying a probable/certain drug cause of liver injury compared with expert panel …
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Molecular characterisation of selected gastrointestinal microbiota in South African HIV-positive patients during HAART
Progression of the HIV disease is characterised by a massive depletion of CD4+ T cells and it has been shown that patients living with a more advanced HIV infection have a higher risk of developing diarrhoea due to the disruption of the gastrointestinal microbiota caused by either the HIV-infection …
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Histological evidence and clinical Correlations of renal TB-IRIS in HIV-positive patients and outcomes
… [TBCIRIS] is a well described clinical entity in HIV-infected patients that can affect multiple organs. There is however a paucity of information regarding renal involvement. This study aimed to illustrate the clinical, biochemical and histopathological features of HIV patients with suspected …
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Perceptions and attitudes of HIV-positive patients towards HIV index testing in Thulamela Municipality, Vhembe District, Limpopo Province
HIV testing, treatment and prevention approaches are implemented to ensure that all people are tested and know their HIV status, but approximately 36,9 million people are living with HIV without being aware. Globally, current HTS approaches were not doing enough. UNAIDS 90-90-90 strategy was …
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Diagnostic yield of tuberculosis investigations on bone marrow biopsy samples in HIV positive patients at Groote Schuur Hospital
… samples has low sensitivity for diagnosing HIVassociated tuberculosis and Tuberculosis (TB) culture results may be delayed. The GeneXpert® MTB/RIF Ultra assay may provide a more sensitive diagnostic test on bone marrow biopsy samples. Methods: We conducted a two-stage study in a tertiary …
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An evidence-based algorithm for the rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV positive patients presenting to emergency centres
… diagnostic performance of tuberculosis tests in HIV-positive people. The use of reliable pointof-care and near-patient diagnostic tests (e.g. urine lipoarabinomannan and point-of-care ultrasound) are increasingly being used and would benefit patients presenting to emergency centres by rapidly …
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Utility of EEG in the diagnosis of Efavirenz neurotoxity in HIV positive patients at a South African tertiary hospital
… is a widely used antiretroviral medication in HIV treatment, primarily metabolized by cytochrome P450 CYP2B6, an enzyme whose loss of function polymorphisms have been associated with risk of EFV neurotoxicity. Patients with late onset efavirenz neurotoxicity syndrome (LENS) may present with …
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Co-Infection in HIV positive patients with retinitis: A case series of dual positive intraocular fluid polymerase chain reaction
Objective To report 10 cases of dual-positive intraocular fluid PCR results in infectious retinitis where both pathogens may be clinically relevant. Methods A retrospective observational case series including 10 patients with infectious retinitis who demonstrated more than 1 positive result on PCR …
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Retrospective study of the success of dental implants placed in HIV positive patients at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
… has increased the span and quality of life in HIV positive patients. Currently, HIV positive patients can opt for advanced dental treatments such as dental implants to restore their smile and masticatory function. Implants require a surgical approach which has the same level of invasiveness and …
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Associatioin of severe anaemia with tuberculosis mycobacteraemia in HIV positive patients admitted with severe sepsis to the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka,Zambia
… as one the leading causes of severe sepsis among HIV positive patients. Most patients with tuberculosis mycobacteraemia have advanced HIV disease with CD4 counts less than 100cells/ul and many do not present with the classical signs of tuberculosis. Unusual presentation of tuberculosis …
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Association of severe anaemia with tuberculosis mycobacteraemia in HIV positive patients admitted with severe sepsis to the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka,Zambia
… as one the leading causes of severe sepsis among HIV positive patients. Most patients with tuberculosis mycobacteraemia have advanced HIV disease with CD4 counts less than 100cells/ul and many do not present with the classical signs of tuberculosis. Unusual presentation of tuberculosis …
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Associatioin of severe anaemia with tuberculosis mycobacteraemia in HIV positive patients admitted with severe sepsis to the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka,Zambia
… as one the leading causes of severe sepsis among HIV positive patients. Most patients with tuberculosis mycobacteraemia have advanced HIV disease with CD4 counts less than 100cells/ul and many do not present with the classical signs of tuberculosis. Unusual presentation of tuberculosis …
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Outcomes of non-invasive ventilation HIV positive patients with Sepsis and respiratory failure presenting to the adult medical emergency unit of the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
… disease is one of the main complications of HIV/AIDS. Audit data from the Department of Internal Medicine at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia indicate that pneumonia and tuberculosis in HIV represent two of the four leading causes of death. The mortality rate has remained …
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Outcomes of non-invasive ventilation HIV positive patients with Sepsis and respiratory failure presenting to the adult medical emergency unit of the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
… disease is one of the main complications of HIV/AIDS. Audit data from the Department of Internal Medicine at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia indicate that pneumonia and tuberculosis in HIV represent two of the four leading causes of death. The mortality rate has remained …
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A survey of the prevalence and burden of pain and symptoms amongst HIV positive patients attending HIV treatment clinics in the University of the Witwatersrand Academic Hospital clinics
… symptom prevalence and symptom burden amongst patients attending three HIV treatment clinics in greater Johannesburg, and to assess the relationship of these to CD4 count, viral load, WHO stage, functional status and HAART. Patients at the three clinics were invited, using convenience sampling, …
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Experiences of HIV postitive patients on antiretroviral treatement at Thulamela Municipality in the Vhembe District of Limpopo Province, South Africa
… quality of people who are (human immune virus) HIV positive. They have been document to decrease the morbidity and mortality of people its introduction in the late 1990's. The study addressed the experiences of HIV positive patients in the Vhembe District of Limpopo South Africa. The aim and …
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