Decreasing mortality and changing patterns of causes of death in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study

Weber, R.; Ruppik, M.; Rickenbach, M.; Spoerri, A.; Battegay, M.; Bernasconi, E.; Cavassini, M.; Barth, J.; Calmy, A.; Böni, J.; Bucher, H. C.; Furrer, H.; Schmid, P.; Burton-Jeangros, C.; Flepp, M.; Furrer, Hansjakob; Cellerai, C.; Egger, M.; Kowalska, J.; Elzi, L.; Fehr, J.; Fellay, J.; Ledergerber, B.; Francioli, P.; Fux, C. A.; Gorgievski, M.; Günthard, H.; Haerry, D.; Hasse, B.; Yerly, S.; Hirsch, H. H.; Hirschel, B.; Hösli, I.; Kahlert, C.; Kaiser, L.; Keiser, O.; Kind, C.; Klimkait, T.; Kovari, H.; Martinetti, G.; Martinez de Tejada, B.; Metzner, K.; Müller, N.; Nadal, D.; Pantaleo, G.; Rauch, A.; Regenass, S.; Rudin, C.; Schultze, D.; Schöni-Affolter, F.; (Shcs), Swiss Hiv Cohort Study; Schüpbach, J.; Speck, R.; Taffé, P.; Tarr, P.; Telenti, A.; Trkola, A.; Vernazza, P.; (Shcs, Swiss Hiv Cohort Study

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Decreasing mortality and changing patterns of causes of death in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study

Journal article published in 2012 by R. Weber, M. Ruppik, M. Rickenbach, A. Spoerri, M. Battegay, E. Bernasconi, M. Cavassini, J. Barth, A. Calmy, J. Böni, H. C. Bucher, H. Furrer, P. Schmid, C. Burton-Jeangros, M. Flepp and other authors.

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Abstract

Other ; Mortality among HIV-infected persons is decreasing, and causes of death are changing. Classification of deaths is hampered because of low autopsy rates, frequent deaths outside of hospitals, and shortcomings of International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) coding.