| Literature DB >> 29505479 |
Pui-Ying Iroh Tam1, Matthew O Wiens2, Jerome Kabakyenga3, Julius Kiwanuka3, Elias Kumbakumba3, Peter P Moschovis4.
Abstract
We evaluated the association between HIV exposed-uninfected (HEU) status, malnutrition and risk of death in Ugandan children hospitalized with pneumonia. Both HIV exposure and infection were associated with lower anthropometric indices on univariate analysis, and mid-upper arm circumference was significantly associated with overall mortality (odds ratio (OR), 0.96) in a multivariable model. HIV infection (OR 5.0) but not HEU status was associated with overall mortality. Malnutrition may contribute to poor pneumonia outcomes among HIV-infected and HEU children requiring hospitalization.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29505479 PMCID: PMC6119658 DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001971
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Infect Dis J ISSN: 0891-3668 Impact factor: 2.129