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Description

Jacob et al developed a clinical prediction rule for identifying an HIV-infected patient in Uganda with Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia. The authors are from multiple hospitals in the United States and Uganda.


 

Patient selection: HIV-infected patient with severe sepsis in Uganda

 

Parameters:

(1) gender

(2) HAART

(3) absolute CD4 count per µL

(4) primary complaint on admission

(5) heart rate in beats per minute

(6) hemoglobin in g/dL

(7) serum sodium in mmol/L (mEq/L)

 

Parameter

Finding

Points

gender

female

0

 

male

2

HAART

currently taking

0

 

not currently taking

4

absolute CD4 count

>= 200 per µL

0

 

51 to 199 per µL

5

 

<= 50 per µL

7

primary complaint

fever

1

 

other

0

heart rate

< 110 beats per minute

0

 

110 to 139 beats per minute

1

 

>= 140 beats per minute

2

hemoglobin

> 10.5 g/dL

0

 

8.0 to 10.5 g/dL

3

 

6.5 to 7.9 g/dL

4

 

< 6.5 g/dL

5

serum sodium

> 135 mmol/L

0

 

130 to 135 mmol/L

1

 

123 to 129 mmol/L

2

 

116 to 122 mmol/L<

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