Severe sepsis in two Ugandan hospitals: a prospective observational study of management and outcomes in a predominantly HIV-1 infected population.

Severe sepsis in two Ugandan hospitals: a prospective observational study of management and outcomes in a predominantly HIV-1 infected population.

BACKGROUND:Sepsis likely contributes to the high burden of infectious disease morbidity and mortality in low income countries. Data regarding sepsis management in sub-Saharan Africa are limited. We conducted a prospective observational study reporting the management and outcomes of severely septic p...

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Main Authors: Shevin T Jacob, Christopher C Moore, Patrick Banura, Relana Pinkerton, David Meya, Pius Opendi, Steven J Reynolds, Nathan Kenya-Mugisha, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, W Michael Scheld, Promoting Resource-Limited Interventions for Sepsis Management in Uganda (PRISM-U) Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2771355?pdf=render

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