Tuberculosis in the Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Descriptive Cohort Study with Determination of a Predictive Fatality Score

BACKGROUND: Despite effective treatments, tuberculosis-related mortality remains high among patients requiring admission to the intensive care unit (ICU).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sandrine Valade, Laurent Raskine, Mounir Aout, Isabelle Malissin, Pierre Brun, Nicolas Deye, Frédéric J Baud, Bruno Megarbane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/361292