Artigo Acesso aberto Revisado por pares

Enhanced Prophylaxis plus Antiretroviral Therapy for Advanced HIV Infection in Africa

2017; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 377; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmoa1615822

ISSN

1533-4406

Autores

James Hakim, Victor Musiime, Alex J. Szubert, Jane Mallewa, Abraham Siika, Clara Agutu, Simon Walker, Sarah Pett, Mutsa Bwakura‐Dangarembizi, Abbas Lugemwa, Symon Kaunda, Mercy Karoney, Godfrey Musoro, Sheila Kabahenda, Kusum Nathoo, Kathryn Maitland, Anna Griffiths, Margaret J. Thomason, Cissy Kityo, Peter Mugyenyi, Andrew J. Prendergast, A. Sarah Walker, Diana M. Gibb,

Tópico(s)

HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations

Resumo

In sub-Saharan Africa, among patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the rate of death from infection (including tuberculosis and cryptococcus) shortly after the initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is approximately 10%.

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