Comparing clinical outcomes in HIV-infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) among HIV-infected older adults are unclear.

Methods

Associations between HIV infection and three CAP outcomes (30-day mortality, readmission within 30 days post-discharge, and hospital length of stay [LOS]) were examined in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) of male Veterans, age ≥ 50 years, hospitalized for CAP from 10/1/2002 through 08/31/2010. Associations between the VACS Index and CAP outcomes were assessed in multivariable models.

Results

Among 117 557 Veterans (36 922 HIV-infected and 80 635 uninfected), 1203 met our eligibility criteria. The 30-day mortality rate was 5.3%, the mean LOS was 7.3 days, and 13.2% were readmitted within 30 days of discharge. In unadjusted analyses, there were no signifi

SUBMITTER: Barakat LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5015437 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature