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Table 2 Reason for hospitalization by organ system and diagnosis category

From: Hospital days attributable to immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in persons living with HIV before and after the 2012 DHHS HIV guidelines

Diagnosis category

Number of admissions for PLWH in Time Period 1 (Nov. 1, 2009–Mar. 15, 2012) n (%)

Total admissions

271 (100)

1. Non-AIDS-defining infection

53 (19.6)

2. Gastrointestinal

30 (11.1)

3. AIDS-defining malignancya

21 (7.7)

4. AIDS-defining infectionb

17 (6.3)

5. Orthopedic

17 (6.3)

6. Pulmonary

16 (5.9)

7. Renal

13 (4.8)

8. Hematologic

13 (4.8)

9. Cardiovascular

12 (4.4)

10. IRIS

12 (4.4)

11. Psychological

12 (4.4)

12. Non-AIDS-defining malignancy

11 (4.1)

13. Neurological

8 (3.0)

14. Substance abuse

8 (3.0)

15. Symptom based

8 (3.0)

16. Other

8 (3.0)

17. Obstetric

7 (2.6)

18. Endocrine

5 (1.8)

19. Trauma

0 (0)

  1. aAIDS Defining Malignancy category includes Invasive Cervical CA, Kaposi Sarcoma, Burkitt Lymphoma, Immunoblastic Lymphoma, Primary CNS Lymphoma
  2. bAIDS Defining Infection category includes Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs, invasive cervical cancer, disseminated or extrapulmonary Coccidioidomycosis, extrapulmonary Cryptococcosis, chronic Cryptosporidiosis, Cytomegalovirus disease (other than liver, spleen, or nodes), Cytomegalovirus retinitis, HIV related encephalopathy, chronic ulcers, bronchitis, pneumonitis, or esophagitis due to Herpes simplex, disseminated or extrapulmonary Histoplasmosis, chronic Isosporiasis, Kaposi’s Sarcoma, Burkitt’s Lymphoma, Immunoblastic Lymphoma, Primary CNS Lymphoma, disseminated or extrapulmonary disease due to non-tuberculous Mycobacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis of any site, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, recurrent pneumonia, Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, recurrent Salmonella septicemia, Toxoplasmosis, HIV wasting syndrome [30]