Comparison of CD4 Cell Count, Viral Load, and Other Markers for the Prediction of Mortality among HIV‐1–Infected Kenyan Pregnant Women
Author(s) -
Elizabeth R. Brown,
Phelgona Otieno,
Dorothy MboriNgacha,
Carey Farquhar,
Elizabeth Obimbo,
Ruth Nduati,
Julie Overbaugh,
Grace JohnStewart
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/597617
Subject(s) - medicine , viral load , body mass index , receiver operating characteristic , immunology , cohort , confidence interval , pregnancy , biomarker , gastroenterology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , biology , biochemistry , genetics
There are limited data regarding the relative merits of biomarkers as predictors of mortality or time to initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART).
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