Open AccessPrognostic value of plasma HIV RNA in the natural history of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, cytomegalovirus and Mycobacterium avium complex
Author(s) -
Robert H. Lyles,
Clara Chu,
John W. Mellors,
Joseph B. Margolick,
Roger Detels,
Janis V. Giorgi,
Qasim Al-Shboul,
John P. Phair
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/00002030-199902250-00006
Subject(s) - medicine , immunology , pneumocystis carinii , incidence (geometry) , opportunistic infection , aids related opportunistic infections , sida , cytomegalovirus , cohort , population , multicenter aids cohort study , pneumonia , cohort study , lentivirus , viral disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pneumocystis jirovecii , herpesviridae , environmental health , physics , optics
To use follow-up on untreated HIV-positive men to assess the prognostic information provided by baseline data on plasma HIV RNA, CD4 cell count, age, and HIV-related symptom status, separately for three specific AIDS-defining illnesses: Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), cytomegalovirus (CMV), and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC).