Hyperlactatemia and concurrent use of antiretroviral therapy among HIV infected patients in Uganda
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Hyperlactatemia and concurrent use of antiretroviral therapy among HIV infected patients in Uganda.
BACKGROUND We determined the prevalence and factors associated with hyperlactatemia among HIV patients admitted on the emergency ward of a national hospital in Uganda. OBJECTIVE We were specifically interested in knowing whether there was an association between clinically significant hyperlactatemia and concurrent antiretroviral therapy (ART) use. METHODS A cross sectional descriptive study...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Health Sciences
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1680-6905
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v12i3.4