Temporal Trends in the Characteristics of Children at Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in Southern Africa: The IeDEA-SA Collaboration

Since 2005, increasing numbers of children have started antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa and, in recent years, WHO and country treatment guidelines have recommended ART initiation for all infants and very young children, and at higher CD4 thresholds for older children. We examined...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 8; no. 12; p. e81037
Main Authors:	Davies, Mary-Ann, Phiri, Sam, Wood, Robin, Wellington, Maureen, Cox, Vivian, Bolton-Moore, Carolyn, Timmerman, Venessa, Moultrie, Harry, Ndirangu, James, Rabie, Helena, Technau, Karl, Giddy, Janet, Maxwell, Nicola, Boulle, Andrew, Keiser, Olivia, Egger, Matthias, Eley, Brian
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 09.12.2013 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Africa, Southern - epidemiology Age AIDS Anemia Anemia - epidemiology Anemia - etiology Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use Antiretroviral agents Antiretroviral drugs Antiretroviral therapy CD4 antigen CD4 Lymphocyte Count Child Child health Child, Preschool Children Collaboration Continuity (mathematics) Databases, Factual Diagnostic systems Female Guidelines Highly active antiretroviral therapy HIV HIV Infections - complications HIV Infections - drug therapy HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV Infections - immunology HIV tests Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Immunodeficiency Immunosuppression Immunotherapy Infant Infants Logistic Models Male Medical diagnosis Mortality Preventive medicine Regression analysis Therapy Time Factors Africa, Southern South Africa Zambia
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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