The Influence of HIV Status on Acute Appendicitis: A Retrospective Study from South Africa.

Authors:
Laäs R; Clarke DL; Dufourq N; Smith MTD; Bruce JL and 1 more

Journal:
World J Surg

Publication Year: 2023

DOI:
10.1007/s00268-023-07103-4

PMCID:
PMC10545630

PMID:
37580602

Journal Information

Full Title: World J Surg

Abbreviation: World J Surg

Country: Unknown

Publisher: Unknown

Language: N/A

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Subject Category: General Surgery

Available in Europe PMC: Yes

Available in PMC: Yes

PDF Available: No

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"Declarations Conflict of interestReza Laas, Damian L Clarke, Nicholas Dufourq, Michelle TD Smith, John L Bruce, and Mergan Naidoo have no conflict of interest. Informed consent and Ethical approvalEthical approval for this retrospective database review was obtained from the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s biomedical research and ethics committee (BREC/00001381/2020), as well as KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health Ethics Committee (NHRD Ref: KZ 202006 004). As this article is a retrospective database review, no individual patient consent was required. Conflict of interest Reza Laas, Damian L Clarke, Nicholas Dufourq, Michelle TD Smith, John L Bruce, and Mergan Naidoo have no conflict of interest."

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"Funding Open access funding provided by University of KwaZulu-Natal."

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