2017
Mortality in Children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Initiating Treatment: A Six-Cohort Study in Latin America
Luque MT, Jenkins CA, Shepherd BE, Padgett D, Rouzier V, Succi RCM, Machado DM, McGowan CC, Vermund SH, Pinto JA. Mortality in Children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Initiating Treatment: A Six-Cohort Study in Latin America. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2017, 182: 245-252.e1. PMID: 28081884, PMCID: PMC5328796, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.12.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnti-HIV AgentsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveCause of DeathChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsDatabases, FactualDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansIncidenceLatin AmericaMaleProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSurvival AnalysisConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyYears of ageCART initiationGreater riskCox proportional hazards modelAntiretroviral therapy-naïveMedian CD4 countRetrospective cohort studyProportional hazards modelCumulative mortality incidenceSouth America networkProbability of deathInitiating treatmentMedian CD4Antiretroviral therapyCause mortalityCD4 countTherapy-naïveCohort studyCumulative incidenceHIV epidemiologyPediatric careMortality incidenceHazards modelRegimens
1992
The Effects on Survival of Early Treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Graham N, Zeger S, Park L, Vermund S, Detels R, Rinaldo C, Phair J. The Effects on Survival of Early Treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. New England Journal Of Medicine 1992, 326: 1037-1042. PMID: 1347907, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199204163261601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionDevelopment of AIDSPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaPCP prophylaxisProlong survivalEarly treatmentRelative riskVirus infectionCell countUse of zidovudineUse of prophylaxisDiagnosis of AIDSHIV Type 1HIV-1 infectionBasis of CD4High-risk menInitial disease stateProbability of deathZidovudine usersZidovudine therapyImmunodeficiency syndromeCarinii pneumoniaClinical symptomsProphylaxis