Pathogenic factors associated with development of disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) in a tertiary academic hospital in South Africa.
Elizabeth Sarah MayneAnthony L H MayneSusan J LouwPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Infection was identified in the majority of the patients diagnosed with DIC in this study. HIV showed the highest relative risk ratio of all pathogens although previous studies have not suggested that HIV was strongly associated with DIC. In almost half of the HIV infected patients, there was no other pathogen isolated despite extensive investigation. This suggests that HIV has a strong association with the development of DIC, warranting further research into the relationship between HIV and disseminated microvascular thrombosis.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected patients
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv testing
- south africa
- hiv aids
- hepatitis c virus
- men who have sex with men
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- pulmonary embolism
- healthcare
- peritoneal dialysis
- breast cancer risk
- medical students