Canadian respiratory journal : journal of the Canadian Thoracic Society
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To determine whether outcomes of pneumonia among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive persons differed from those among HIV-negative persons. ⋯ The outcomes for community-acquired pneumonia were worse for those with HIV (non-AIDS) and HIV (AIDS)compared with non-HIV hospitalized patients matched for age and sex, and controlling for severity of illness and comorbidity. In-hospital and one-year mortality rates for patients with HIV (AIDS)showed a marked decline over the study period.