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Sequencing of Bacterial Microflora in Peripheral Blood: our Experience with HIV-infected Patients
Published on: June 11, 2011
Wounds in patients with HIV
Alexander McMeeking1, In Kim, Frank Ross
1Alexander McMeeking, MD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York. In Kim, BS, is a medical student at New York University School of Medicine, New York. Frank Ross, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at New York University School of Medicine, New York. Elizabeth A. Ayello, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CWON, ETN, MAPWCA, FAAN, is Faculty, Excelsior College, School of Nursing, Albany, New York. Harold Brem, MD, FACS, is Chief, Division of Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York. Patrick Linton, MD, is Faculty, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York. Daniel K. O'Neill, MD, is Associate Director, Adult Offsite Anesthesia Services, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York. Dr Ayello has disclosed that she is a member of the board of the World Council of Enterostomal Therapists; is a consultant to Calmoseptine; was a consultant to Coloplast, Smith & Nephew, and Mölnlycke; is a member of the speakers' bureau for Hill-Rom; was a member of the speakers' bureau for PharMerica and Healthpoint; is remunerated by Hill-Rom for educational presentations; and is remunerated as Course Coordinator by the International Interprofessional Wound Care Course at New York University Langone Medical Center. Dr Brem has disclosed that his institution has received grant funding from the National Institutes of Health and National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Highly active antiretroviral therapy has dramatically reduced morbidity and mortality among patients who are HIV-positive. A retrospective review of the authors' data separated subjects into cohorts based on HIV status and matched them for age and gender. The authors' data reveal a higher fraction of venous ulcers compared with a lower fraction of pressure ulcers in the seropositive population.
Highly active antiretroviral therapy has dramatically reduced morbidity and mortality among patients who are HIV-positive. A retrospective review of the authors' data separated subjects into cohorts based on HIV status and matched them for age and gender. The authors' data reveal a higher fraction of venous ulcers compared with a lower fraction of pressure ulcers in the seropositive population.
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