Open AccessThe Continuing Burden of Advanced HIV Disease Over 10 Years of Increasing Antiretroviral Therapy Coverage in South Africa
Author(s) -
Meg Osler,
Katherine Hilderbrand,
Eric Goemaere,
Nathan Ford,
Mariette Smith,
Graeme Meintjes,
James Kruger,
Nelesh P. Govender,
Andrew Boulle
Publication year - 2018
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/cix1140
Subject(s) - medicine , antiretroviral therapy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , burden of disease , disease burden , family medicine , disease , intensive care medicine , environmental health , viral load
Antiretroviral treatment (ART) has been massively scaled up to decrease human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related morbidity, mortality, and HIV transmission. However, despite documented increases in ART coverage, morbidity and mortality have remained substantial. This study describes trends in the numbers and characteristics of patients with very advanced HIV disease in the Western Cape, South Africa.
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