HIV Infection: Its Impact on Patients with Appendicitis in Botswana.

Alemayehu Ginbo BedadaMarvin HsiaoGeorges Azzie

Published in: World journal of surgery (2020)

Within our setting, HIV infection, particularly with a CD4 <200, was correlated with significantly higher mortality in patients with acute appendicitis.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
cardiovascular events
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
nk cells
coronary artery disease