The impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on the survival of vertically HIV-infected children and adolescents in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

The use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients has reduced the number of acquired immune deficiency syndrome-related deaths worldwide. This study assessed the impact of HAART on the survival and death rates of vertically HIV-infected...

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Main Authors: Claudete Aparecida Araújo Cardoso, Jorge A Pinto, Talitah Michel Sanchez Candiani, Inácio Roberto de Carvalho, Renato Moreira Linhares, Eugênio Marcos Andrade Goulart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2012-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000400014&lng=en&tlng=en