Trends of Cause of Death among Human Immunodeficiency Virus Patients and the Impact of Low CD4 Counts on Diagnosis to Death: a Retrospective Cohort Study.
Yoon Jung KimShin-Woo KimHyun Ha ChangKi Tae KwonShin-Woo KimSoyoon HwangPublished in: Journal of Korean medical science (2020)
Being diagnosed with CD4 < 200 cells/mm³ at the time of HIV diagnosis was not an indicator of greater risk of death compared with the CD4 ≥ 200 cells/mm³ group. Malignant tumors have become an important cause of death in recent years, and an increasing tendency of AIDS-non-related malignancy causes has been observed.
Keyphrases
- human immunodeficiency virus
- antiretroviral therapy
- induced apoptosis
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- cell cycle arrest
- end stage renal disease
- hiv aids
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- nk cells
- peritoneal dialysis
- signaling pathway
- endoplasmic reticulum stress
- hiv testing
- cell proliferation
- south africa