Race/ethnicity and HAART initiation in a military HIV infected cohort

Prior studies have suggested that HAART initiation may vary by race/ethnicity. Utilizing the U.S. military healthcare system, which minimizes confounding from healthcare access, we analyzed whether timing of HAART initiation and the appropriate initiation of primary prophylaxis among those at high r...

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Published in:AIDS research and therapy 2014-01, Vol.11 (1), p.10-10, Article 10
Main Authors: Johnson, Erica N, Roediger, Mollie P, Landrum, Michael L, Crum-Cianflone, Nancy F, Weintrob, Amy C, Ganesan, Anuradha, Okulicz, Jason F, Macalino, Grace E, Agan, Brian K
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Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
AIDS treatment
Analysis
Armed forces
Classification
Disease
Drug therapy
Ethnicity
Family medical history
Health care access
Health sciences
HIV
Hospitals
Human immunodeficiency virus
Medical research
Mortality
Pneumocystis
Preventive medicine
Studies
Substance abuse treatment
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Summary:Prior studies have suggested that HAART initiation may vary by race/ethnicity. Utilizing the U.S. military healthcare system, which minimizes confounding from healthcare access, we analyzed whether timing of HAART initiation and the appropriate initiation of primary prophylaxis among those at high risk for pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) varies by race/ethnicity. Participants in the U.S. Military HIV Natural History Study from 1998-2009 who had not initiated HAART before 1998 and who, based on DHHS guidelines, had a definite indication for HAART (CD4
ISSN:1742-6405
1742-6405
DOI:10.1186/1742-6405-11-10