The Influence of HIV Status on Acute Appendicitis: A Retrospective Study from South Africa

BACKGROUND: Despite the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) being the most common comorbidity in South African surgical patients, its impact on appendicitis has not been well-described. We aimed to determine HIV status’ influence on patients’ presentation, assessment, management and outcomes with acu...

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Autores principales: Laäs, Reza, Clarke, Damian L., Dufourq, Nicholas, Smith, Michelle T. D., Bruce, John L., Naidoo, Mergan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2023
Materias:
Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10545630/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37580602
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00268-023-07103-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10545630/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37580602
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00268-023-07103-4

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