Impact of initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy according to the WHO recommendations on the survival of HIV-positive patients in Taiwan.

CONCLUSIONS: While continued efforts are needed to improve early diagnosis and linkage to care, initiation of cART improved survival among HIV-positive patients in Taiwan according to the increasing CD4 cut-off values that were recommended by the WHO.
PMID: 31105037 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - May 6, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Liu WD, Tsai WC, Hsu WT, Shih MC, Chen MY, Sun HY, Hsieh SM, Sheng WH, Chuang YC, Cheng A, Lin KY, Huang YS, Huang SH, Huang YC, Chen GJ, Wu PY, Hung CC, Chang SC Tags: J Microbiol Immunol Infect Source Type: research