Association of Alcohol Consumption With CD4 Recovery After Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Angela McLaughlinNina LinWenqing JiangSara LodiDmitry LioznovGregory PattsNatalia GnatienkoElena BlokhinaSally BendiksMatthew S FreibergHilary A TindleEvgeny KrupitskyJudith A HahnJeffrey H SametKaku So-ArmahPublished in: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (2023)
Among Russians with HIV, we observed faster CD4 recovery after ART initiation in those with low alcohol consumption compared with those with moderate and high alcohol consumption, as assessed by PEth. This analysis provides further evidence for the possible value of alcohol reduction interventions for people with HIV who are initiating ART.