Effect of age at initiation of antiretroviral therapy on treatment outcomes; A retrospective cohort study at a large HIV clinic in southwestern Uganda.

BACKGROUND:The prevalence of HIV infection among older persons is increasing yet older age at initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) may be associated with poorer treatment outcomes including mortality. However, majority of these studies have been done in the western world and there is limited d...

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Main Authors: Peter Ssebutinde, Imelda T Kyamwanga, Eleanor Turyakira, Stephen Asiimwe, Francis Bajunirwe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6093656?pdf=render