Changing mortality profile among HIV-infected patients in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: shifting from AIDS to non-AIDS related conditions in the HAART era.

INTRODUCTION: We describe temporal trends in the mortality rates and factors associated with AIDS and non-AIDS related mortality at the Evandro Chagas Clinical Research Institute (IPEC), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ). METHODS: Adult patients enrolling from 1986 through 2009 with a minimum follow...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Grinsztejn, Paula M Luz, Antonio G Pacheco, Desiree V G Santos, Luciane Velasque, Ronaldo I Moreira, Maria Regina C Guimarães, Estevão P Nunes, Alberto S Lemos, Sayonara R Ribeiro, Dayse P Campos, Marco A A Vitoria, Valdilea G Veloso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3618173?pdf=render