Gregory P Bisson, Ritesh Ramchandani, Sachiko Miyahara, Rosie Mngqibisa, Mitch Matoga, McNeil Ngongondo, Wadzanai Samaneka, Lucy Koech, Kogieleum Naidoo, Mohammed Rassool, Fredrick Kirui, Peter Banda, Vidya Mave, Dileep Kadam, Paul Leger, German Henestroza, Yukari C Manabe, Jing Bao, Johnstone Kumwenda, Amita Gupta, Mina C Hosseinipour
BACKGROUND: Many HIV-infected individuals present with advanced HIV disease. These patients are at high risk of death after antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation, but risk factors for death in these patients are unclear. METHODS: We used data from a multisite randomized trial comparing empiric vs. preventive tuberculosis therapy in HIV-infected adults initiating ART with CD4 T-cell counts less than 50 cells/μl to evaluate risk factors for death within 48 weeks after ART initiation...
October 23, 2017: AIDS