Lung Function in South African Adolescents Infected Perinatally with HIV and Treated Long-Term with Antiretroviral Therapy.
Leah Nyawira GithinjiDiane M GraySipho HlengwaLandon MyerHeather J ZarPublished in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2018)
Perinatally infected South African HIV-infected adolescents on antiretroviral therapy have lower lung function than uninfected adolescents. Prior lower respiratory tract infection or pulmonary tuberculosis is associated with lower lung function.
Keyphrases
- lung function
- hiv infected
- antiretroviral therapy
- human immunodeficiency virus
- young adults
- hiv positive
- cystic fibrosis
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- hiv infected patients
- air pollution
- hiv aids
- respiratory tract
- physical activity
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv testing