The clinical spectrum and cost implications of hospitalised HIV-infected children at Karl Bremer Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

Abstract

Background: HIV infection has become a common risk factor for hospital admission and a major contributor to childhood morbidity in South Africa. There remains a paucity of data describing the cost of hospitalisation of HIV-infected children in South Africa. The aim of this study was to describe basic demographics and clinical patterns as well as cost implications of the hospitalisation of HIV-infected children in the Karl Bremer Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.