Virological failure on first-line antiretroviral therapy; associated factors and a pragmatic approach for switching to second line therapy-evidence from a prospective cohort study in rural South-Western Uganda, 2004-2011

Virological failure on first-line antiretroviral therapy; associated factors and a pragmatic approach for switching to second line therapy-evidence from a prospective cohort study in rural South-Western Uganda, 2004-2011

INTRODUCTION: we investigated factors affecting Virological failure (VF) on first line Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and evaluated a pragmatic approach to switching to second line ART.Methods: between 2004 and 2011, we assessed adults taking ART. After 6 months or more on ART, participants with VL =1...

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Main Authors: Patrick Kazooba, Billy Nsubuga Mayanja, Jonathan Levin, Ben Masiira, Pontiano Kaleebu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2018-04-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
Subjects:
first line art
second line art
virological failure
conventional
pragmatic
Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/29/191/pdf/191.pdf

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