Opportunistic Infections
Research results from University of California update understanding of opportunistic infections
Published in AIDS Weekly, January 18th, 2010
"Although the use of antiretroviral therapy has led to dramatic declines in AIDS-associated mortality, Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) remains a leading cause of death in HIV-infected patients. To measure mortality, identify predictors of mortality at time of illness presentation and derive a PCP mortality prediction rule that stratifies patients by risk for mortality," scientists in the United States report.
"An observational cohort study with case note review of all HIV-infected persons with a laboratory diagnosis of PCP at San Francisco General Hospital from 1997 to 2006. 451 patients were diagnosed with PCP on 524 occasions. In-hospital mortality was 10.3%....
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2010-01-18)
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