Changes in D-dimer after initiation of antiretroviral therapy in adults living with HIV in Kenya.

Chloe A TeasdaleCecilia HernandezAllison ZerbeDuncan ChegeMark HawkenWafaa M El-Sadr

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)

In this large Kenyan cohort of PLHIV, women, those with tuberculosis and higher viral load had elevated baseline D-dimer. ART initiation and viral load suppression among ART-naïve PLHIV in Kenya were associated with significant decrease in D-dimer at 6 months in this large African cohort.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
hiv aids
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv infected patients
hiv positive
mycobacterium tuberculosis
polycystic ovary syndrome
pulmonary tuberculosis
type diabetes
pregnancy outcomes
emergency department