Long-term outcomes of second-line antiretroviral treatment in an adult and adolescent cohort in Myanmar.

Nang Thu Thu KyawAjay M V KumarMyo Minn OoHtun Nyunt OoKhine Wut Yee Kyaw Soe Thiha Thet Ko AungThan WinYin Yin MonAnthony D Harries

Published in: Global health action (2018)

Long-term outcomes of patients on second-line ART were relatively good in this cohort. Virological failure was relatively low, possibly because of lack of viral load testing. No patient who failed on second-line ART was switched to third-line treatment. The National HIV/AIDS Program should consider making routine viral load monitoring and third-line ART drugs available after a careful cost-benefit analysis.

Keyphrases

hiv aids
antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
human immunodeficiency virus
end stage renal disease
hiv infected patients
hiv positive
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
mental health
prognostic factors
combination therapy
clinical practice
replacement therapy
data analysis