Serum phosphate predicts early mortality in adults starting antiretroviral therapy in Lusaka, Zambia: a prospective cohort study.

Serum phosphate predicts early mortality in adults starting antiretroviral therapy in Lusaka, Zambia: a prospective cohort study.

Patients starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in sub-Saharan Africa have high rates of mortality in the initial weeks of treatment. We assessed the association of serum phosphate with early mortality among HIV-infected adults with severe malnutrition an...

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Main Authors: Douglas C Heimburger, John R Koethe, Christopher Nyirenda, Claire Bosire, Janelle M Chiasera, Meridith Blevins, Andres Julian Munoz, Bryan E Shepherd, Dara Potter, Isaac Zulu, Angela Chisembele-Taylor, Benjamin H Chi, Jeffrey S A Stringer, Edmond K Kabagambe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2872675?pdf=render

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