Trends in CD4 and viral load testing 2005 to 2018: multi-cohort study of people living with HIV in Southern Africa.
Elizabeth ZaniewskiCam H Dao OstinelliFrédérique ChammartinNicola MaxwellMary-Ann DaviesJonathan EuvrardJanneke van DijkSamuel BosomprahSam PhiriFrank TanserNosisa SipamboJosephine MuhairweGeoffrey FattiHans W ProzeskyRobin WoodNathan FordMatthew P FoxMatthias EggerPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2021)
CD4 cell counting declined over time, including testing at the start of ART, despite the fact that many patients still initiated ART with advanced HIV disease. Without CD4 testing and expanded VL testing many patients with advanced HIV disease and treatment failure may go undetected, threatening the effectiveness of ART in sub-Saharan Africa.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv testing
- hiv aids
- hepatitis c virus
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- single cell
- ejection fraction
- systematic review
- men who have sex with men
- stem cells
- nk cells
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- combination therapy
- bone marrow
- replacement therapy
- south africa