Modelling the impact of CD4 testing on mortality from TB and cryptococcal meningitis among patients with advanced HIV disease in nine countries

Modelling the impact of CD4 testing on mortality from TB and cryptococcal meningitis among patients with advanced HIV disease in nine countries

Abstract Introduction Despite antiretroviral therapy (ART) scale‐up among people living with HIV (PLHIV), those with advanced HIV disease (AHD) (defined in adults as CD4 count <200 cells/mm3 or clinical stage 3 or 4), remain at high risk of death from opportunistic infections. The shift from rout...

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Main Authors: Ikwo Kitefre Oboho, Heather Paulin, Carl Corcoran, Matt Hamilton, Alex Jordan, Hannah L. Kirking, Elfriede Agyemang, Laura Jean Podewils, Carel Pretorius, Greg Greene, Tom Chiller, Mitesh Desai, Roma Bhatkoti, Ray W. Shiraishi, N. Sarita Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of the International AIDS Society
Subjects:
advanced HIV disease
CD4 testing
cryptococcal meningitis
deaths averted
mortality
TB mortality
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jia2.26070

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https://doi.org/10.1002/jia2.26070

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