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Switching to second-line antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings: comparison of programmes with and without viral load monitoring

Keiser O, Tweya H, Boulle AM, Braitstein P, Schechter M,  et al.
2009-09-10 • AIDS
2009-09-10 • AIDS
BACKGROUND
In high-income countries, viral load is routinely measured to detect failure of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and guide switching to second-line ART. Viral load monitoring ...
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The future role of CD4 cell count for monitoring antiretroviral therapy

Ford NP, Meintjes GA, Pozniak A, Bygrave H, Hill AM,  et al.
2014-11-19 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2014-11-19 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
For more than two decades, CD4 cell count measurements have been central to understanding HIV disease progression, making important clinical decisions, and monitoring the response to ant...
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A biregional survey and review of first-line treatment failure and second-line paediatric antiretroviral access and use in Asia and southern Africa

van Cutsem G, Saphonn V, Saramony S, Vibol U, Zhang FJ,  et al.
2011-04-08 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2011-04-08 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
To better understand the need for paediatric second-line antiretroviral therapy (ART), an ART management survey and a cross-sectional analysis of second-line ART use were conducted in th...
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Prioritising prevention strategies for patients in antiretroviral treatment programmes in resource-limited settings

Spaar A, Graber C, Dabis F, Coutsoudis A, Bachmann L,  et al.
2010-06-01 • AIDS Care
2010-06-01 • AIDS Care
Expanded access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) offers opportunities to strengthen HIV prevention in resource-limited settings. We invited 27 ART programmes from urban settings in Africa...
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Mean CD4 cell count changes in patients failing a first-line antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings

Calmy A, Balestre E, Bonnet F, Boulle AM, Sprinz E,  et al.
2012-12-01 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2012-12-01 • BMC Infectious Diseases
Changes in CD4 cell counts are poorly documented in individuals with low or moderate-level viremia while on antiretroviral treatment (ART) in resource-limited settings. We assessed the i...
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Managing advanced HIV disease in a public health approach

Ford NP, Meintjes GA, Calmy A, Bygrave H, Migone C,  et al.
2018-03-04 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2018-03-04 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
In 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) published guidelines for the management of advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease within a public health approach. Recent data s...