Pharmacy refill adherence compared with CD4 count changes for monitoring HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy

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2008

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15140
 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050109
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Authors
Bisson, Gregory P
Gross, Robert
Bellamy, Scarlett
Chittams, Jesse
Hislop, Michael
Regensberg, Leon
Frank, Ian
Maartens, Gary
Nachega, Jean B
Journal Title

PLOS Medicince

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http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine
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Publisher

Public Library of Science

Publisher

University of Cape Town

Department
Division of Clinical Pharmacology
Faculty
Faculty of Health Sciences
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Abstract
Analyzing pharmacy and laboratory records from 1,982 patients beginning HIV therapy in southern Africa, Gregory Bisson and colleagues find medication adherence superior to CD4 count changes in identifying treatment failure.
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Keywords
Viral load
Viremia
Antiretroviral therapy
HIV
Drug therapy
Adults
T cells
Global health

Reference:

Bisson, G. P., Gross, R., Bellamy, S., Chittams, J., Hislop, M., Regensberg, L., ... & Nachega, J. B. (2008). Pharmacy refill adherence compared with CD4 count changes for monitoring HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy. PLoS Med, 5(5), e109. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0050109

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