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Mortality and treatment response amongst HIV-infected patients 50 years and older accessing antiretroviral services in South Africa.
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SUBMITTER: Dawood H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5894176 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Mortality and treatment response amongst HIV-infected patients 50 years and older accessing antiretroviral services in South Africa.
BMC infectious diseases 20180410 1
<h4>Background</h4>Little is known about the clinical presentation and outcomes amongst older HIV infected populations accessing ART in sub-Saharan Africa. We compared mortality amongst HIV infected patients accessing ART that were < 50 years to those ≥50 years in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.<h4>Methods</h4>We undertook a retrospective review of medical records of patients that accessed HIV services at the CAPRISA AIDS Treatment program (CAT) between June 2004 to December 2012 (N = 4003). HIV ...[more]