Persistent High Burden of Advanced HIV Disease Among Patients Seeking Care in South Africa's National HIV Program: Data From a Nationwide Laboratory Cohort

The South African national HIV program has increased antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage over the last decade, supported by policy changes allowing for earlier ART initiation. However, many patients still enter care with advanced (<200 cells/μL) and very advanced (<100 cells/μL) HIV disease....

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Published in:	Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 66; no. suppl_2; p. S111
Main Authors:	Carmona, Sergio, Bor, Jacob, Nattey, Cornelius, Maughan-Brown, Brendan, Maskew, Mhairi, Fox, Matthew P, Glencross, Deborah K, Ford, Nathan, MacLeod, William B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 04.03.2018
Subjects:	Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active CD4 Lymphocyte Count Cohort Studies Cost of Illness HIV - drug effects HIV Infections - drug therapy HIV Infections - epidemiology Humans Laboratories Male National Health Programs - statistics & numerical data Risk Factors South Africa - epidemiology Viral Load South Africa
ISSN:	1537-6591, 1537-6591
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