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Burden of pneumocystis pneumonia in HIV-infected adults in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author: Wasserman, Sean ; Engel, Mark E ; Griesel, Rulan ; Mendelson, Marc Date: 09 Sep 2016 Abstract Background Seroprevalence data and clinical studies in children suggest that the burden of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in Africa may be underestimated. We performed a systematic ... Read more
C-reactive protein and procalcitonin to discriminate between tuberculosis, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, and bacterial pneumonia in HIV-infected inpatients meeting WHO criteria for seriously ill: a prospective cohort study

Author: Mendelson, Fiona ; Griesel, Rulan ; Tiffin, Nicki ; Rangaka, Molebogeng ; Boulle, Andrew ; Mendelson, Marc ; Maartens, Gary Date: 14 Aug 2018 Background Tuberculosis, bacterial community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) are the three commonest causes of hospitalisation in HIV-infected adults. Prompt diagnosis and treatment ... Read more
Optimizing Tuberculosis Diagnosis in HIV-Infected Inpatients Meeting the Criteria of Seriously Ill in the WHO Algorithm

Author: Griesel, Rulan Date: 2018 Background The WHO algorithm for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in seriously ill HIV-infected patients lacks a firm evidence base. We aimed to develop a clinical prediction rule for the diagnosis of tuberculosis and to determine the diagnostic ... Read more
Prognostic indicators in the World Health Organization’s algorithm for seriously ill HIV-infected inpatients with suspected tuberculosis

Author: Griesel, Rulan ; Stewart, Annemie ; van der Plas, Helen ; Sikhondze, Welile ; Mendelson, Marc ; Maartens, Gary Date: 12 Feb 2018 Background: Criteria for the 2007 WHO algorithm for diagnosing tuberculosis among HIV-infected seriously ill patients are the presence of one or more danger signs (respiratory rate > 30/min, heart rate > 120/min, temperature > 39 °C, and being ... Read more

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