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Prognostic indicators in the World Health Organization’s algorithm for seriously ill HIV-infected inpatients with suspected tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: Criteria for the 2007 WHO algorithm for diagnosing tuberculosis among HIV-infected seriously ill patients are the presence of one or more danger signs (respiratory rate > 30/min, heart rate > 120/min, temperature > 39 °C, and being unable to walk unaided) and cough ≥ 14 days. De...

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Autores principales: Griesel, Rulan, Stewart, Annemie, van der Plas, Helen, Sikhondze, Welile, Mendelson, Marc, Maartens, Gary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5808414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29433509
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12981-018-0192-0