Anthropometric and immunological success of antiretroviral therapy and prediction of virological success in west African adults

• Main Authors: Eugène Messou (Author), Delphine Gabillard (Author), Raoul Moh (Author), André Inwoley (Author), Souleymane Sorho (Author), Serge Eholié (Author), François Rouet (Author), Catherine Seyler (Author), Christine Danel (Author), Xavier Anglaret (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: The 6 month assessment of the response to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a critical step. In sub-Saharan Africa, few people have access to plasma viral-load measurement. We assessed the gain or loss in body mass index (BMI), alone or in combination with the gain or loss in CD4+ T-cell co...