Comparing longitudinal CD4 responses to cART among non-perinatally HIV-infected youth versus adults: Results from the HIVRN Cohort.

Allison Lorna AgwuJohn A FleishmanGuy MahianeBareng Aletta Sanny NonyaneKeri N AlthoffBaligh R YehiaStephen A BerryRichard RutsteinAnk NijhawanChristopher MathewsJudith A AbergJeanne C KerulyRichard D MooreKelly A Gebonull null

Published in: PloS one (2017)

Despite having residual thymic tissue, youth attain similar, not superior, CD4 gains as adults. Early ART initiation with minimal delay is as essential to optimizing outcomes for youth as it is for their adult counterparts.

Keyphrases

hiv infected
antiretroviral therapy
mental health
physical activity
young adults
human immunodeficiency virus
nk cells
cross sectional
skeletal muscle