Baseline severe anaemia should not preclude use of zidovudine in antiretroviral-eligible patients in resource-limited settings
Baseline severe anaemia should not preclude use of zidovudine in antiretroviral-eligible patients in resource-limited settings
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10.1186/1758-2652-13-42
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发表时间:
2010-11-03
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6
通讯作者:
Manabe, Yukari C.
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作者:
Kiragga, Agnes N.;Castelnuovo, Barbara;Manabe, Yukari C.
Background: Stavudine is no longer recommended as part of first-line therapy for patients initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Uganda. Most patients are currently initiated on zidovudine-containing regimens, which can induce anaemia. We investigated the risk factors for early severe anaemia in the first six months of ART initiation.Methods: We defined baseline (ART initiation) anaemia as haemoglobin (Hb)