id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-005585-lc3fqhb0 Barbier, François Etiologies and outcome of acute respiratory failure in HIV-infected patients 2009-07-03 .txt text/plain 4236 209 45 OBJECTIVE: To assess the etiologies and outcome of acute respiratory failure (ARF) in HIV-infected patients over the first decade of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) use. Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is the leading reason for intensive care unit (ICU) admission in HIV-infected patients, with bacterial pneumonia and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) accounting for most cases [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] . Significant results HIV human immunodeficiency syndrome, ICU intensive care unit, PCP Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, IRIS immune restorationinduced syndrome, ARF acute respiratory failure, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome a Clinically documented bacterial pneumonia was defined as an appropriate history and response to empiric antimicrobial therapy with focal pneumonia on chest X-ray, and either septic shock or predominantly neutrophils on BAL fluid examination, without documented bacterial pathogen b Including co-infection with Haemophilus influenzae (n = 1) and Staphylococcus aureus (n = 1) c Including co-infection with Streptococcus pneumonia (n = 1) and S. ./cache/cord-005585-lc3fqhb0.txt ./txt/cord-005585-lc3fqhb0.txt