Open AccessExpanding Antiretroviral Options in Resource-Limited Settings-A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Author(s) -
Eran Bendavid,
Robin Wood,
David Katzenstein,
Ahmed M. Bayoumi,
Douglas K Owens
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181a4f9c4
Subject(s) - antiretroviral therapy , resource (disambiguation) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , cost–benefit analysis , intensive care medicine , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , virology , viral load , biology , computer network , ecology
Current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for treatment of HIV in resource-limited settings call for 2 antiretroviral regimens. The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of increasing the number of antiretroviral regimens is unknown.