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

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‐na...

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Published in:HIV medicine 2008-07, Vol.9 (6), p.397-405
Main Authors: Wolbers, M, Bucher, HC, Furrer, H, Rickenbach, M, Cavassini, M, Weber, R, Schmid, P, Bernasconi, E, Hirschel, B, Battegay, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - prevention & control
Anti-Retroviral Agents - therapeutic use
CD4 Lymphocyte Count - standards
cohort study
Disease Progression
Drug Administration Schedule
Early Diagnosis
Female
HIV Infections - diagnosis
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV-1
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
late ART initiation
late HIV diagnosis
late presentation
Male
Risk Factors
RNA, Viral - analysis
Viral Load
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Summary: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≥200 cells/μL 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, we studied predictors for CD4
ISSN:1464-2662
1468-1293
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-1293.2008.00566.x