"Early Participation in an HIV Cohort Study Slows Disease Progression and Improves Survival."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Journal of Internal Medicine, "Background: Different levels of experience of physicians caring for patients with HIV infection have been found to be associated with differences in survival amongst their patients. We examined whether early participation in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS), an ongoing prospective study with regular follow-up visits at specialized clinics, improved survival of HIV infected patients. Methods: We studied 3,553 HIV infected individuals who joined the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS) with different levels of immunosuppression: mild (CD4 count above 500x10⁶ cells L-1;...

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