HIV/AIDS

Studies from Brown University Provide New Data on HIV/AIDS

Published in AIDS Weekly, April 30th, 2012

2012 APR 30 -- "In resource-poor settings, mortality is at its highest during the first 3 months after combination antiretroviral treatment (cART) initiation. A clear predictor of mortality during this period is having a low CD4 count at the time of treatment initiation," scientists writing in the Journal of the International AIDS Society report.

"The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect on survival and clinic retention of a nurse-based rapid assessment clinic for high-risk individuals initiating cART in a resource-constrained setting. The USAID-AMPATH Partnership has enrolled more than 140,000 patients at 25 clinics throughout western...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2012-04-30)

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