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Table 2 Primary Reason for Admission

From: Early severe morbidity and resource utilization in South African adults on antiretroviral therapy

Disease category

HAART

(n = 70) n (%)

No-HAART

(n = 60) n (%)

p-value

AIDS

27* (39%)

38 (63%)

p = 0.005

Tuberculosis

17

28

 

Cryptococcal meningitis

5

3

 

Cryptosporidiosis

2

0

 

Pneumocystis pneumonia

1

6

 

Kaposi sarcoma

1

0

 

HIV encephalopathy

1

0

 

Esophageal candidiasis

0

1

 

Drug reactions

24 (34%)

4 (7%)

p < 0.001

Hepatitis

7

3

 

Stevens-Johnson syndrome

0

1

 

Anemia (zidovudine)

6

  

Lactic acidosis (stavudine)

5

  

Neuropathy (stavudine)

2

  

Pancreatitis (stavudine or lamivudine)

1

  

Emesis (nevirapine)

1

  

Rechallenge HAART

1

  

Myopathy (zidovudine)

1

  

HIV-related conditions

7 (10%)

6 (10%)

p = 1

Severe bacterial infection

6

4

 

Chronic diarrhea

1

0

 

HIV cardiomyopathy

0

2

 

Other conditions

12 (17%)

12 (20%)

p = 0.676

Aseptic meningitis

5

2

 

TB sequelae

3

0

 

Deep venous thrombosis

2

4

 

Drug overdose

1

0

 

Hematologic disorder

1

1

 

Renal failure

0

1

 

Stroke

0

1

 

Diabetic complications

0

1

 

Reactive arthritis

0

1

 

Palliative care

0

1

 
  1. * Includes 7 admissions for IRIS events (cryptococcal meningitis 3 and tuberculosis 4)