CD4+ T-cell count at antiretroviral therapy initiation in the "treat all" era in rural South Africa: an interrupted time series analysis.
H Manisha N YapaHae-Young KimKathy PetoumenosFrank A PostAwachana JiamsakulJan-Walter De NeveFrank TanserCollins IwujiKathy J BaisleyMaryam ShahmaneshDeenan PillayMark J SiednerTill BärnighausenJacob BorPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)
Although UTT led to an immediate increase in CD4 count at ART initiation in this rural community, the long-term effects were modest. More efforts are needed to increase initiation of ART early in HIV infection, particularly among men.