Prevention and treatment of surgical site infection in HIV-infected patients.

Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) are the third most frequently reported nosocomial infection, and the most common on surgical wards. HIV-infected patients may increase the possibility of developing SSI after surgery. There are few reported date on incidence and the preventive measures of SSI in HIV-infected patients.

Preoperative CD4 count or CD4/CD8 ratio as a useful indicator for postoperative sepsis in HIV-infected patients undergoing abdominal operations.

Background: CD4 count or CD4/CD8 ratio has been found to be a valuable marker of disease progression in HIV and AIDS. Our objective was to evaluate preoperative CD4 count or CD4/CD8 ratio as a useful indicator for postoperative sepsis in HIV-infected patients undergoing abdominal operations.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of 35 HIV-infected patients (four females, 31 males) undergoing abdominal operations.

[Predictive value of immunological parameters on sepsis following abdominal operation for patients with HIV infection].

Objective: To study postoperative sepsis in HIV/AIDS patients who underwent abdominal operations.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed to study 34 HIV/AIDS patients treated between January 2009 and December 2010 at the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center Affiliated to Fudan University.

Results: There were 31 males and 3 females in this cohort with a mean age of 45±13 years.