Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)
Reasons for Regimen Change among HIV/AIDS Patients Initiated on First Line Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Fitche Hospital, Oromia, Ethiopia
... With the scaling up access to ART in Ethiopia, there is an opportunity to better understand the benefits and drawbacks of these regimens. Data on modification of highly active antiretroviral therapy are ...
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Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine use by HIV patients a decade after public sector antiretroviral therapy roll out in South Africa: a cross sectional study
... national antiretroviral guidelines in ...active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has been marked by the political will towards promoting universal access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) ...
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Myeloid and CD4 T Cells Comprise the Latent Reservoir in Antiretroviral Therapy Suppressed SIVmac251 Infected Macaques
... ABSTRACT Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) eradication or long-term suppres- sion in the absence of antiretroviral therapy (ART) requires an understanding of all viral reservoirs that could contribute to ...
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COHORT PROFILE: The Complications of Long-Term Antiretroviral Therapy study in Uganda (CoLTART), a prospective clinical cohort
... ART: antiretroviral therapy; ARVs: antiretroviral drugs; CAP: College of American Pathologists; CDLS: Clinical Diagnostics Laboratory Services; CRFs: case report forms; CoLTART: Complications of ...
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Predictors of treatment failure, time to switch and reasons for switching to second line antiretroviral therapy in HIV infected children receiving first line anti-retroviral therapy at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Ethiopia
... The introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has significantly decreased HIV associated mor- bidity and mortality. In Ethiopia the increased coverage of free cART program has enrolled ...
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No association between early antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy and plasma levels of angiogenic factors: a cohort study
... Background: Early antiretroviral therapy (ART) during pregnancy has dramatically reduced the risk of perinatal HIV transmission. However, studies have shown an association between premature delivery and the ...
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Research on the treatment effects and drug resistances of long term second line antiretroviral therapy among HIV infected patients from Henan Province in China
... second-line antiretroviral therapy as described in the National Free Antiretroviral Treatment Program ...second-line therapy; CD4 + T counts increased to 189 cells/L and ...
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Individualization of antiretroviral therapy
... Abstract: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has evolved considerably over the last three ...available antiretroviral agents and the current and potential utility of such information and approaches in ...
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Pre treatment drug resistance among patients initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Zimbabwe: 2008–2010
... ART: antiretroviral therapy; ARVs: antiretroviral drugs; ATV: atazanavir; CD4: cluster of differentiation; CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CI: confidence interval; DBS: dried blood ...
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Being HIV positive and staying on antiretroviral therapy in Africa: A qualitative systematic review and theoretical model
... on antiretroviral therapy (ART) over the long course of HIV infection represents a growing challenge, as initiatives such ‘test and treat’ [1] and ‘rapid-ART’ initiation [2] expand ART provision ...
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Adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy and its correlates among HIV infected pediatric patients in Ethiopia
... continuous antiretroviral therapy for the last 12 weeks before study in the selected hospital and the caregiver (parents or guardians) was counseled on the importance of drug adherence and on how to ...
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Determinants of First-line Antiretroviral Treatment Failure Among Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Public Hospitals Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia a Case-Control Study
... Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) has substantially declined morbidity and mortality related to Human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ...
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A feasibility study of immediate versus deferred antiretroviral therapy in children with HIV infection
... Early Antiretroviral Therapy (CHER) study recently found that more infants rand- omized to deferring antiretroviral therapy (ART) until their CD4 fell below 25% died compared to those who ...
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Long term adherence to antiretroviral therapy in a South African adult patient cohort: a retrospective study
... Initially, HIV and tuberculosis (TB) co-infected pa- tients were enrolled in the Starting Antiretroviral Therapy at Three Points in Tuberculosis (SAPiT) open label randomised controlled trial from June 2005 ...
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Option B plus antiretroviral therapy adherence and associated factors among HIV positive pregnant women in Southern Ethiopia
... However, Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and other effective interventions for Pre- vention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV can reduce risk below 5% ...viral Therapy (ART) need to be ...
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Determination of hematological and immunological parameters among HIV positive patients taking highly active antiretroviral treatment and treatment naïve in the antiretroviral therapy clinic of Gondar University Hospital, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study
... 19. Servais J, Nkoghe D, Schmit JC, Arendt V, Robert I, Staub T, Moutschen M, Schneider F, Hemmer R: HIV-associated hematologic disorders are correlated with plasma viral load and improve under highly active ...
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Antiretroviral Therapy in the Clinic
... Antiretroviral therapy in the developed world has resulted in substantial reductions in HIV-associated morbidity and mortality, changing an HIV diagnosis from a likely death sentence into a manageable ...
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Assessment of antiretroviral therapy knowledge and willingness of persons with HIV to support its uptake in Uganda
... Second, antiretroviral therapy knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, social status changes, sources of antiretroviral therapy information, changes in proactive communication by PWA about ...
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Liver Protein and Enzymes in HIV Infected Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women on Antiretroviral Therapy
... effective antiretroviral therapy stabilizes proteins and enzymes production in both HIV groups, however, slight alterations which were observed in the pregnant HIV group were due to physiological changes ...
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The cost of antiretroviral therapy in Haiti
... The cost of ART medications comprised only 36% of the total expenditures and is not the only driver of cost. In Haiti, patients received generic medications at an average cost of $US 1.22 per day for a three-drug ...
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