Antiretroviral Medication Errors among Hospitalized Patients with HIV Infection
Author(s) -
Darius A. Rastegar,
Amy M. Knight,
Jim S. Monolakis
Publication year - 2006
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 - 10.1086/507538
Subject(s) - medicine , medical record , confidence interval , antiretroviral therapy , retrospective cohort study , emergency medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pediatrics , viral load , intensive care medicine , immunology
Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has improved survival for persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. However, effective therapy requires high levels of adherence over extended periods of time. Previous studies suggest that patients receiving long-term medication are at risk for unintended medication discrepancies at the time of hospital admission.
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