HIV Infection as Risk Factor for Death among Hospitalized Persons with Candidemia, South Africa, 2012–2017

We determined the effect of HIV infection on deaths among persons >18 months of age with culture-confirmed candidemia at 29 sentinel hospitals in South Africa during 2012–2017. Of 1,040 case-patients with documented HIV status and in-hospital survival data, 426 (41%) were HIV-seropositive. The i...

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Main Authors: Nelesh P. Govender, Jim Todd, Jeremy Nel, Mervyn Mer, Alan Karstaedt, Cheryl Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/6/21-0128_article