CD4+ Cell Count, Viral Load, and Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Use Are Independent Predictors of Body Composition Alterations in HIV-Infected Adults: A Longitudinal Study
Author(s) -
Ann Yelmokas McDermott,
Norma Terrin,
C. A. Wanke,
Sarah Skinner,
Eric J. Tchetgen Tchetgen,
Abby Shevitz
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/498022
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , viral load , confidence interval , antiretroviral therapy , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
To understand the concurrent effects of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the immune system, and antiretroviral therapy on body composition alterations, we examined annualized composition changes in HIV-infected adults who were receiving stable antiretroviral therapy.
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