Pharmacy refill adherence compared with CD4 count changes for monitoring HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy.

Pharmacy refill adherence compared with CD4 count changes for monitoring HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy.

World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for monitoring HIV-infected individuals taking combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in resource-limited settings recommend using CD4(+) T cell (CD4) count changes to monitor treatment effectiveness. In practice, however, falling CD4 counts are a conseq...

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Main Authors:	Gregory P Bisson, Robert Gross, Scarlett Bellamy, Jesse Chittams, Michael Hislop, Leon Regensberg, Ian Frank, Gary Maartens, Jean B Nachega
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-05-01
Series:	PLoS Medicine
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2386831?pdf=render

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