Mortality and its predictors among antiretroviral therapy naïve HIV-infected individuals with CD4 cell count ≥350 cells/mm3 compared to the general population: data from a population-based prospective HIV cohort in Uganda

• Main Authors: Ben Masiira (Author), Kathy Baisley (Author), Billy N. Mayanja (Author), Patrick Kazooba (Author), Dermot Maher (Author), Pontiano Kaleebu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Evidence exists that even at high CD4 counts, mortality among HIV-infected antiretroviral therapy (ART) naïve individuals is higher than that in the general population. However, many developing countries still initiate ART at CD4 ≤350 cells/mm3. Objective: To compare mortality among HIV...