Virological Outcomes of Second-line Protease Inhibitor–Based Treatment for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in a High-Prevalence Rural South African Setting: A Competing-Risks Prospective Cohort Analysis
Author(s) -
Dami A. Collier,
Collins Iwuji,
Anne Derache,
Túlio de Oliveira,
hlanhla Okesola,
Alexandra Calmy,
François Dabis,
Deenan Pillay,
Ravindra K. Gupta
Publication year - 2017
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 - 10.1093/cid/cix015
Subject(s) - medicine , lopinavir , interquartile range , cumulative incidence , hazard ratio , viral load , ritonavir , cohort , emtricitabine , cohort study , pediatrics , immunology , confidence interval , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy
Second-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) based on ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitors (bPIs) represents the only available option after first-line failure for the majority of individuals living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) worldwide. Maximizing their effectiveness is imperative.
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