The Influence of Different Types of Alcoholic Beverages on Disrupting Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment (HAART) Outcome
Author(s) -
Maria José MíguezBurbano,
John E. Lewis,
Joel E. Fishman,
Deshratn Asthana,
Robert M. Malow
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
alcohol and alcoholism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1464-3502
pISSN - 0735-0414
DOI - 10.1093/alcalc/agp024
Subject(s) - confounding , medicine , alcohol , viral load , cohort , odds ratio , alcohol abuse , cohort study , gastroenterology , immune system , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , biology , psychiatry , biochemistry
Studies have yielded conflicting results regarding alcohol's influence on HIV outcomes, particularly after highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART). Discrepant findings may be related to confounding variables, including gender, patterns of alcohol abuse and type of alcohol beverage beyond the amount consumed.
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