Anthropometric and immunological success of antiretroviral therapy and prediction of virological success in west African adults | Zendy

Eugène Messou | Zendy; Delphine Gabillard | Zendy; Raoul Moh | Zendy; André Inwoley | Zendy; Souleymane Sorho | Zendy; Serge Eholié | Zendy; François Rouet | Zendy; Catherine Seyler | Zendy; Christine Danel | Zendy; Xavier Anglaret | Zendy

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Anthropometric and immunological success of antiretroviral therapy and prediction of virological success in west African adults

Author(s) -

Eugène Messou,

Delphine Gabillard,

Raoul Moh,

André Inwoley,

Souleymane Sorho,

Serge Eholié,

François Rouet,

Catherine Seyler,

Christine Danel,

Xavier Anglaret

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

bulletin of the world health organization

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.459

H-Index - 168

eISSN - 1564-0604

pISSN - 0042-9686

DOI - 10.2471/blt.07.042911

Subject(s) - viral load , interquartile range , body mass index , medicine , anthropometry , antiretroviral therapy , cohort , gold standard (test) , weight gain , cohort study , young adult , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , body weight

The 6 month assessment of the response to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a critical step. In sub-Saharan Africa, few people have access to plasma viral-load measurement. We assessed the gain or loss in body mass index (BMI), alone or in combination with the gain or loss in CD4+ T-cell count (CD4), as a tool for predicting the response to ART.

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