Open AccessFactors Affecting Timing of Antiretroviral Treatment Initiation Based on Monitoring CD4 Counts
Author(s) -
Farzad Noubary,
Michael D. Hughes
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e31826be75e
Subject(s) - seroconversion , multicenter aids cohort study , medicine , antiretroviral therapy , cohort , population , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , standard deviation , cohort study , statistics , demography , immunology , viral load , mathematics , environmental health , sociology
To evaluate factors affecting antiretroviral therapy (ART) start time when triggered by a CD4 count <350 cells/μL while monitoring counts over time. Measurement frequency, requirement for confirmatory counts, and precision and accuracy of CD4 enumeration technology were considered.