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- Title
Public-health and individual approaches to antiretroviral therapy: township South Africa and Switzerland compared.
- Authors
Keiser, Olivia; Orrell, Catherine; Egger, Matthias; Wood, Robin; Brinkhof, Martin W G; Furrer, Hansjakob; van Cutsem, Gilles; Ledergerber, Bruno; Boulle, Andrew; Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS) and the International Epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS in Southern Africa (IeDEA-SA)
- Abstract
The provision of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in resource-limited settings follows a public health approach, which is characterised by a limited number of regimens and the standardisation of clinical and laboratory monitoring. In industrialized countries doctors prescribe from the full range of available antiretroviral drugs, supported by resistance testing and frequent laboratory monitoring. We compared virologic response, changes to first-line regimens, and mortality in HIV-infected patients starting HAART in South Africa and Switzerland.
- Publication
PLoS medicine, 2008, Vol 5, Issue 7, pe148
- ISSN
1549-1676
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.0050148