The impact of HIV on the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
The article examines the impact of admission of AIDS (and related TB) patients to an African Teaching Hospital. Because of limited resources available in general but also because of the gravity of the AIDS patients' state, non-HIV patients are being discharged too early. The article explains patient management techniques for minimizing the general negative impact on the quality of patient care.
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D015024:Zambia / Q000453:epidemiology