Table 2 Causes of hospitalization in HIV patients in Medellín, Colombia from August 2014 to July 2015 (N = 551)
From: Hospitalization causes and outcomes in HIV patients in the late antiretroviral era in Colombia
Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
AIDS defining illnessa | 301 (54.6) |
Tuberculosis | 128 (23.3) |
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis | 84 (15.2) |
Pulmonary tuberculosis | 44 (8.0) |
Esophageal candidiasis | 56 (10.1) |
Toxoplasma encephalitis | 43 (7.8) |
Disseminated histoplasmosis | 39 (7.1) |
CMV infection | 36 (6.5) |
Extrapulmonary cryptococcosis | 32 (5.8) |
Pneumonia by P. jiroveci | 32 (5.8) |
Lymphomab | 27 (4.9) |
Kaposi’s sarcoma | 11 (2.0) |
Herpes simplex > 1 month | 10 (1.8) |
Cryptosporidiosis > 1 month | 10 (1.8) |
HIV Encephalopathy | 8 (1.4) |
Wasting syndrome | 7 (1.3) |
MAC | 4 (0.7) |
Recurrent salmonellosis | 2 (0.3) |
Adverse drug effect | 39 (7.1) |
Non-AIDS-defining illness but related to HIV | 35 (6.2) |
Another cause of hospitalization not related to HIV | 176 (31.9) |
Bacterial infection | 61 (11.0) |
Othersc | 115 (20.9) |