C58 CRITICAL CARE CASE REPORTS: NOTABLE CAUSES AND COMPLICATIONS IN ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE: Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support In Untreated Hiv And Pneumocystis Pneumonia

C58 CRITICAL CARE CASE REPORTS: NOTABLE CAUSES AND COMPLICATIONS IN ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE: Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support In Untreated Hiv And Pneumocystis Pneumonia

The use of steroids and early initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy(HAART) has dramatically modified the outcome of Pneumocytis pneumonia (PJP) in HIV. [...]workup revealed that the patient was positive for HIV with an absolute CD4 count of 8 cells/uL, viral load 637,000.

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2017-01, Vol.195
Hauptverfasser: Desai, M, Dalton, H J, Singh, R, Ryan, L, Murphy, C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antiretroviral drugs
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Intubation
Ostomy
Pneumonia
Respiratory therapy
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Zusammenfassung:The use of steroids and early initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy(HAART) has dramatically modified the outcome of Pneumocytis pneumonia (PJP) in HIV. [...]workup revealed that the patient was positive for HIV with an absolute CD4 count of 8 cells/uL, viral load 637,000.
ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970