Delayed diagnosis of HIV infection and late initiation of antiretroviral therapy in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study.

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OBJECTIVES: To investigate delayed HIV diagnosis and late initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. METHODS: Two sub-populations were included: 1915 patients with HIV diagnosis from 1998 to 2007 and within 3 months of cohort registration (group A), and 1730 treatment-naïve patients with CD4>or=200 cells/microL before their second cohort visit (group B). In group A, predictors for low initial CD4 cell counts were examined with a median regression. In group B...

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Authors: Wolbers, M; Bucher, H; Furrer, H; Rickenbach, M; Cavassini, M

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: HIV medicine
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 397-405
• Publication date: 2008-07-01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2008.00566.x
• EISSN: 1468-1293
• ISSN: 1464-2662
• Language: English
• Keywords: Adult; Early Diagnosis; Risk Factors; Male; Disease Progression; Drug Administration Schedule; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Female; Viral Load; Swiss HIV Cohort Study; CD4 Lymphocyte Count; HIV-1; HIV Infections; RNA, Viral; Humans; Anti-Retroviral Agents