Impact of HIV on admissions and deaths in a tuberculosis hospital--recommendations for admission and discharge criteria.
Mortality and HIV prevalence rose concordantly at Brooklyn Chest Hospital from 1998 to 2001. Death and unconfirmed tuberculosis (TB) (15% of adult admissions in a sample from 2000) were associated with HIV seropositivity. Excluding unconfirmed TB and shortening length of stay would increase the number of patients able to benefit from hospitalisation.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013019:South Africa; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000628:therapy*