Point-of-Care Lactate Testing Predicts Mortality of Severe Sepsis in a Predominantly HIV Type 1– Infected Patient Population in Uganda

Background. Prediction of mortality may improve management and outcomes of patients with sepsis in resource-limited settings. Therefore, we evaluated the ability of a hand-held portable whole-blood lactate (PWBL) analyzer to predict mortality of patients who are admitted to the hospital with severe...

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