Open AccessSix-month gain in weight, height, and CD4 predict subsequent antiretroviral treatment responses in HIV-infected South African children
Author(s) -
Marcel Yotebieng,
Annelies Van Rie,
Harry Moultrie,
Tammy Meyers
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0b013e328332d5ca
Subject(s) - antiretroviral treatment , weight gain , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy , medicine , sida , viral load , lentivirus , antiretroviral drug , immunology , pediatrics , viral disease , demography , virology , body weight , sociology
Construct percentile curves for 6-month gain in weight, height, CD4 cell count, and CD4 percentage (CD4%) in children initiating ART, and to assess the association between lower percentiles and subsequent ART responses.