Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiología clínica
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Enferm. Infecc. Microbiol. Clin. · Aug 1997
[Intensive care for patients with the human immunodeficiency virus].
HIV infection is of special importance in Spain, occasionally requiring the use of intensive care units (ICU) in the management of these cases. ⋯ Respiratory failure produced by Pneumocystis carinii or by other germs is the most frequent cause for ICU admission of patients with HIV infection. Renal failure, lymphopenia, and hypoalbuminemia are predictors of mortality in almost 50% of the cases.