Browsing by Author "Bekker, L G"

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    Impact of HIV on admissions and deaths in a tuberculosis hospital - recommendations for admission and discharge criteria
    (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2003) Thanassi, W; Post, F A; Shean, K; Bekker, L G; Maartens, G
    Mortality and HIV prevalence rose concordantly at Brooklyn Chest Hospital from 1998 to 2001. Death and unconfirmed tuberculosis (TB) (15% of adult admissions in a sample from 2000) were associated with HIV seropositivity. Excluding unconfirmed TB and shortening length of stay would increase the number of patients able to benefit from hospitalisation.
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    The spectrum and prognosis of AIDS-defining illnesses in Cape Town
    (2005) Badri, M; Maartens, G; Bekker, L G; Wood, R
    Objectives. To describe the incidence, spectrum and prognosis of AIDS-defining illnesses (ADI) in patients without access to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Design. Prospective cohort study. Subjects. 1 215 HIV-infected patients attending adult HIV clinics affiliated to the University of Cape Town in the New Somerset and Groote Schuur Hospitals from 1992 to 2000. Main outcome measures. Incidence rate (IR) of ADIs and survival after the ...