Spectrum of disease in HIV-positive patients presenting to a tertiary care hospital: a retrospective, cross-sectional review in Kumasi, Ghana.
Richard Odame PhillipsAlexis SteinmetzJustin NicholsEmmanuel AdomakoEmmanuel OforiEmilia AntonioSt-Martin AllihienCollins Peprah-AddaeWilliam AdamsPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2018)
Over 40% of HIV-positive patients admitted to KATH were newly diagnosed with HIV at admission. While pulmonary tuberculosis was the most common co-morbidity, patients presenting with neurological symptoms were at higher risk of death. This study suggests that enhanced outpatient screening is needed for early diagnosis and prompt HAART initiation, as well as increased access to diagnostic modalities and treatment for HIV-positive patients with neurological symptoms.
Keyphrases
- hiv positive
- newly diagnosed
- men who have sex with men
- antiretroviral therapy
- south africa
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- hiv testing
- human immunodeficiency virus
- end stage renal disease
- cross sectional
- hiv infected
- hiv infected patients
- chronic kidney disease
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- ejection fraction
- emergency department
- peritoneal dialysis
- case report
- combination therapy