Survival rate and risk factors of mortality among HIV/tuberculosis-coinfected patients with and without antiretroviral therapy
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A retrospective cohort study was conducted among HIV-infected patients with tuberculosis (TB) to evaluate the impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on survival among 1003 patients coinfected with HIV and TB. The results concluded that ART substantially reduced mortality rate among HIV/TB-coinfected patients, and initiation of ART within 6 months of TB diagnosis was associated with greater survival.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2006
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Duration of viral suppression in patients on stable therapy for HIV-1 infection is predicted by plasma HIV RNA level after 1 month of treatment
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HIV patients with blood levels of HIV RNA of 5,000 copies per milliliter or more one month after beginning therapy probably will not respond to treatment. These patients may require more aggressive treatment or genetic testing to see if the virus has become resistant to the drug.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2000
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Heterosexual transmission of HIV-1 is associated with high plasma viral load levels and a positive viral isolation in the infected partner
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High blood levels of HIV appear to increase the risk of heterosexual transmission of HIV. Many people do not develop HIV infection even though they have regular unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected partner.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 1999
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