Kaposi Sarcoma Risk in HIV-Infected Children and Adolescents on Combination Antiretroviral Therapy From Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, and Asia

Background. The burden of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected children and adolescents on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has not been compared globally. Methods. We analyzed cohort data from the International Epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS and the...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2016-11, Vol.63 (9), p.1245-1253
Main Authors: Rohner, Eliane, Schmidlin, Kurt, Zwahlen, Marcel, Chakraborty, Rana, Clifford, Gary, Obel, Niels, Grabar, Sophie, Verbon, Annelies, Noguera-Julian, Antoni, Collins, Intira Jeannie, Rojo, Pablo, Brockmeyer, Norbert, Campbell, Maria, Chêne, Geneviève, Prozesky, Hans, Eley, Brian, Stefan, D Cristina, Davidson, Alan, Chimbetete, Cleophas, Sawry, Shobna, Davies, Mary-Ann, Kariminia, Azar, Vibol, Ung, Sohn, Annette, Egger, Matthias, Bohlius, Julia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Africa South of the Sahara - epidemiology
Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use
Antiretroviral drugs
Asia - epidemiology
Cancer
Child
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Cohort Studies
Drug Therapy, Combination
Europe - epidemiology
Female
HIV
HIV Infections - complications
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV/AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Lentivirus
Male
Retroviridae
Risk Assessment
Sarcoma, Kaposi - complications
Sarcoma, Kaposi - epidemiology
Teenagers
Time-to-Treatment
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Summary:Background. The burden of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected children and adolescents on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has not been compared globally. Methods. We analyzed cohort data from the International Epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS and the Collaboration of Observational HIV Epidemiological Research in Europe. We included HIV-infected children aged
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciw519