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Readmission after hospitalization is common in the U.S. and is considered an important metric for quality of care, with high 30-day readmission rates considered a negative quality indicator. In a recent prospective, multicenter cohort study, researchers examined the readmission rate among patients with HIV infection, as well as factors associated with an increased likelihood of repeat hospitalization.
The study population consisted of 19,943 adults in active care for at least 1 year at any of nine HIV clinics in the U.S. between 2005 and 2010. Out of 11,651 index hospitalizations, 2252 (19.3%) were followed by a readmission within 30 days. Patients with advanced immunosuppression (i.e., CD4 count ≤50 cells/mm3) had a readmission rate of 26.1…