Effect of eliminating CD4-count thresholds on HIV treatment initiation in South Africa: An empirical modeling study.
Jacob BorShahira AhmedMatthew P FoxSydney RosenGesine Meyer-RathIngrid T KatzFrank TanserDeenan PillayTill BärnighausenPublished in: PloS one (2017)
Removing CD4 criteria alone will modestly increase timely uptake of ART. However, our results suggest the majority of newly-eligible patients will not initiate. Improved testing, linkage, and initiation procedures are needed to achieve 90-90-90 targets.
Keyphrases
- south africa
- end stage renal disease
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- men who have sex with men
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- peritoneal dialysis
- hiv aids
- genome wide
- nk cells
- patient reported outcomes
- peripheral blood