Brief Report: Effectiveness of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy on Survival and Opportunistic Infections in a Developing World Setting: An Observational Cohort Study
Brief Report: Effectiveness of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy on Survival and Opportunistic Infections in a Developing World Setting: An Observational Cohort Study
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简要报告:抗逆转录病毒联合疗法对发展中国家生存和机会性感染的有效性:一项观察性队列研究
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2007
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通讯作者:
S. Tabet
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作者:
Daniel M. Corey;H. Kim;R. Salazar;Ricardo Illescas;J. Villena;Luis Gutierrez;Jorge Sanchez;S. Tabet
Background:The prolonged effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in a developing country is not well established. Methods:An observational database was established at the HIV clinic of the Almenara Hospital in Lima, Peru in 1996. All 564 initially antiretroviral-naive HIV-infected persons (mean CD4 count of 91 cells/mm3) who received combination ART were followed over time. Results:The overall survival rate was 96% at year 2, 94% at year 4, and 91% at year 5. Among persons who initiated therapy with CD4 counts <100 cells/mm3, the overall survival rate at 3 years was 95%. Opportunistic infections while on ART occurred in 20% of persons. Patients who received 2 reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitors plus a protease inhibitor had slightly better survival rates and less opportunistic disease in the first year of therapy as compared with those receiving 2 RT inhibitors and a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor or 3 RT inhibitors. Conclusions:This study demonstrates the long-term effectiveness of ART in a developing country urban setting. It provides evidence of the importance of continuing global financing initiatives to provide widespread HIV therapy for countries in the developing world.
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11.1
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Hogan,DanielR;Salomon,JoshuaA
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Salomon,JoshuaA