Despite severe malnutrition often being present in HIV-infected TB patients, two randomised controlled trials have demonstrated no effect of nutritional supplements in reducing case fatality. The jury is still out about whether adjunctive corticosteroids have a significant benefit or not. Finally, it is...
摘要: Measles case fatality by sex, vaccination status, and HIV-1 antibody in Zambian children. By - Hitoshi Oshitani, Hiroshi Suzuki, Mwila E Mpabalwani, Katsumi Mizuta, Yoshio Numazaki关键词:Measles HIV Infections Child Female Child Male Vaccination Sex Factors Case Fatality Rate Complications ...
Child age CFR among children receiving no Estimated CFR among children receiving prompt Protective Lower Upper treatment (per 10,000) [14] ACT treatment (per 10,000) efficacy bound bound <2 years 2-5 years 500 200 6.8 98.6% 94.4% 99.7% 6.8 96.6% 86.0% 99.3% CFR: ...
A better understanding of population-level factors related to measles case fatality is needed to estimate measles mortality burden and impact of interventions such as vaccination. This study aimed to develop a conceptual framework of mechanisms associated with measles case fatality ratios (CFRs) and ass...
Figure 1. A diagnostic algorithm for managing suspected deaths related to the administration of drugs or abuse of substances. Several factors in the death scene need to be taken into consideration to suggest a fatality related to drug misuse and a drug intoxication: social and medical history, ...
Tuberculosis, HIV, Antiretroviral therapy, Mortality, TB case fatality, CD4 countBackground In Cape Town, the roll-out of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has increased over the last decade with an estimated coverage of 63% of HIV- positive patients in 2013. The influence of ART on......
HIV/AIDSNontuberculous mycobacteriaCase-fatality rateRisk factorBackground:Few data are available regarding the long-term case-fatality rate (CFR) among people living with HIV (PLWH) with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) disease. The aim of this study is to analyze the long-term CFR in patients ...
Case-fatality rateHIV/AIDSNontuberculous mycobacteriaRisk factorBackground:Few data are available regarding the long-term case-fatality rate (CFR) among people living with HIV (PLWH) with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) disease. The aim of this study is to analyze the long-term CFR in patients ...
Prevalence, incidence, and case fatality of tuberculous meningitis in adults living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysisTuberculous meningitisHIVEpidemiologyMeta-analysisTuberculous meningitis (TBM) emerges as a grave complication of tuberculosis in people living with HIV (PLWH). The diagnosis ...
Acute respiratory infectionsHIVAIDSEpidemiologyMortalityAfricaBackground: To set priorities for efficient control of acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) in Africa, it is necessary to have accurate estimate of its burden, especially among HIV-infected populations.Kenmoe, SebastienBigna, Jean JoelModi...