AIDS in the era of antiretroviral therapy: Changes in incidence rates and predictors of AIDS among people living with HIV under clinical care in Germany, a cohort study 1999-2018.

Annemarie PantkeChristian KollanBarbara Gunsenheimer-BartmeyerBjörn-Erik Ole JensenChristoph StephanOlaf DegenDirk SchürmannTobias KurthViviane BremerUwe Koppenull null

Published in: HIV medicine (2023)

The rates of a first AIDS event among people living with HIV have continuously declined in Germany. Health outcomes depend on a person's CD4 count, viral load, and age but not on transmission mode. To further reduce the number of AIDS cases, the focus should be on groups more likely to present in progressed stages of their HIV infection.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv infected patients
hiv positive
hiv aids
healthcare
risk factors
quality improvement
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