Impact of HIV on admissions and deaths in a tuberculosis hospital - recommendations for admission and discharge criteria

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2003

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South African Medical Journal

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Health and Medical Publishing Group

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University of Cape Town

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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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