The characteristics of HIV and AIDS patients with deep vein thrombosis at Dr. George Mukhari Academic Hospital

• Main Authors: Indiran Govender (Author), Honey L. Mabuza (Author), Gboyega A Ogunbanjo (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: AOSIS, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is 10 times more prevalent in HIV and AIDS patients than in the general population and is more common in patients with severe immune suppression (CD4 < 200 cells/mL). Opportunistic infections render HIV and AIDS patients susceptible to a hypercoaguable state...