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CD4 Count Slope and Mortality in HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy
Author(s) -
Christopher J. Hoffmann,
Michael Schomaker,
Matthew P. Fox,
Portia Mutevedzi,
Janet Giddy,
Hans Prozesky,
Robin Wood,
Daniela Garone,
Matthias Egger,
Andrew Boulle
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jaids 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.0b013e318287c1fe
Subject(s) - cart , hazard ratio , confidence interval , medicine , liter , viral load , antiretroviral therapy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , proportional hazards model , immunology , gastroenterology , mechanical engineering , engineering
In many resource-limited settings monitoring of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) is based on the current CD4 count, with limited access to HIV RNA tests or laboratory diagnostics. We examined whether the CD4 count slope over 6 months could provide additional prognostic information.

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