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Clinical profile and factors associated with mortality in hospitalized patients with HIV/AIDS: a retrospective analysis from Tripoli Medical Centre, Libya, 2013

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: In Libya, little is known about HIV-related hospitalizations and in-hospital mortality.This was a retrospective analysis of HIV-related hospitalizations at Tripoli Medical Centre in 2013.Of 227 cases analysed, 82.4% were males who were significantly older (40.0 versus 36.5 years), reported injection drug use (58.3% versus 0%) and were hepatitis C virus co-infected (65.8% versus 0%) compared with females.Severe immunosuppression was prevalent (median CD4 count = 42 cell/µL).Candidiasis was the most common diagnosis (26.0%);Pneumocystis pneumonia was the most common respiratory disease (8.8%), while cerebral toxoplasmosis was diagnosed in 8.4% of patients.Current HAART use was independently associated with low risk of in-hospital mortality (OR 0.33), while central nervous system symptoms (OR 4.12), sepsis (OR 6.98) and low total lymphocyte counts (OR 3.60) were associated with increased risk.In this study, late presentation with severe immunosuppression was common, and was associated with significant in-hospital mortality.‫حتليل‬ ‫(األيدز):‬ ‫البرشي‬ ‫املناعي‬ ‫ز‬ َ ‫و‬ َ ‫الع‬ ‫بفريوس‬ ‫املصابني‬ ‫املرىض‬ ‫لدى‬ ‫الوفيات‬ ‫بحدوث‬ ‫املرتبطة‬ ‫واملحددات‬ ‫الرسيرية‬ ‫العوامل‬ 2013 ‫عام‬ ‫بليبيا‬ ‫الطبي‬ ‫طرابلس‬ ‫بمركز‬ ‫رجعي‬ ‫بأثر‬ ‫الرايس‬ ‫امحد‬ ‫عبدالنبي‬ ، ‫التاغدي‬ ‫عزالدين‬ ‫حممد‬ ، ‫ابوكثري‬ ‫لطفي‬ ، ‫العوايس‬ ‫عىل‬ ‫سامله‬ ، ‫زقالم‬ ‫طالل‬ ‫هند‬ ، ‫غرد‬ ‫الرمحن‬ ‫عبد‬ ‫نجاح‬ ، ‫شالكه‬ ‫الشارف‬ ‫نادر‬ ‫ـفيات.‬‫املستشـ‬ ‫يف‬ ‫ـات‬ ‫الوفيـ‬ ‫ـن‬ ‫وعـ‬ ‫ـري‬ ‫البـ‬ ‫ـي‬ ‫املناعـ‬ ‫ـوز‬ ‫العـ‬ ‫ـريوس‬ ‫بفـ‬ ‫ـة‬ ‫املرتبطـ‬ ‫ـفى‬ ‫املستشـ‬ ‫ـول‬ ‫دخـ‬ ‫ـاالت‬ ‫حـ‬ ‫ـن‬ ‫عـ‬ ‫ـل‬ ‫القليـ‬ ‫إال‬ ‫ـرف‬ ‫عـ‬ ُ ‫ي‬ ‫ال‬ ‫ـا‬ ‫ليبيـ‬ ‫يف‬ ‫ـة:‬ ‫اخلالصـ‬ ‫ـام‬ ‫عـ‬ ‫يف‬ ‫ـي‬ ‫الطبـ‬ ‫ـس‬ ‫طرابلـ‬ ‫ـز‬ ‫مركـ‬ ‫يف‬ ‫ـري‬ ‫البـ‬ ‫ـي‬ ‫املناعـ‬ ‫ـوز‬ ‫العـ‬ ‫ـريوس‬

Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

DOI: 10.26719/2015.21.9.635

Authors: N.S. Shalaka, N.A. Garred, H.T. Zeglam, S.A. Awasi, L.A. Abukathir, M.E. Altagdi, A. Rayes

Institution: University of Tripoli

Language: English

Topic: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2297243296

FWCI: 0.74

Cites: 58

Cited by: 11

Related to: 10