Metabolic syndrome among HIV-infected Taiwanese patients in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy: prevalence and associated factors | Zendy

PeiYing Wu | Zendy; ChienChing Hung | Zendy; WenChun Liu | Zendy; Chia-Yin Hsieh | Zendy; HsinYun Sun | Zendy; Ching-Lan Lu | Zendy; Hsiu Wu | Zendy; KuoLiong Chien | Zendy

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Metabolic syndrome among HIV-infected Taiwanese patients in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy: prevalence and associated factors

Author(s) -

PeiYing Wu,

ChienChing Hung,

WenChun Liu,

Chia-Yin Hsieh,

HsinYun Sun,

Ching-Lan Lu,

Hsiu Wu,

KuoLiong Chien

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkr558

Subject(s) - antiretroviral therapy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , metabolic syndrome , sida , lentivirus , viral load , virology , intensive care medicine , viral disease , immunology , obesity

Metabolic complications related to antiretroviral therapy are rarely investigated among HIV-infected patients in Asian countries. We investigated the prevalence of and factors associated with metabolic syndrome among HIV-infected patients who are ethnic Chinese in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).

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