Six-Month Mortality among HIV-Infected Adults Presenting for Antiretroviral Therapy with Unexplained Weight Loss, Chronic Fever or Chronic Diarrhea in Malawi.
Authors
van Lettow, MoniqueAkesson, Ann
Martiniuk, Alexandra L C
Ramsay, Andrew
Chan, Adrienne K
Anderson, Suzanne T
Harries, Anthony D
Corbett, Elizabeth
Heyderman, Robert S
Zachariah, Rony
Bedell, Richard A
Affiliation
Dignitas International, Zomba, Malawi ; University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.Issue Date
2012-11
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PloS OneAbstract
In sub-Saharan Africa, early mortality is high following initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART). We investigated 6-month outcomes and factors associated with mortality in HIV-infected adults being assessed for ART initiation and presenting with weight loss, chronic fever or diarrhea, and with negative TB sputum microscopy.PubMed ID
23185278Language
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1932-6203ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1371/journal.pone.0048856