Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a public health priority in Latin
America. While the burden of HIV is historically concentrated in urban areas and high-risk …

Background Differences in access to care and treatment have been reported in Eastern
Europe, a region with one of the fastest growing HIV epidemics, compared to the rest of …

Background International cohort studies have shown that antiretroviral treatment (ART) has
improved survival of HIV-infected individuals. National population based studies of HIV …

Combination antiretroviral therapy reduces mortality of HIV-infected persons. In Spain,
where this therapy is widely available, we aim to evaluate mortality trends and causes of …

Background Understanding the patterns of HIV/AIDS epidemics is crucial to tracking and
monitoring the progress of prevention and control efforts in countries. We provide a …

Introduction Antiretroviral therapy has led to a decrease in HIV-related mortality and to the
emergence of non-AIDS defining diseases as competing causes of death. This study …

Introduction After antiretroviral therapy (ART) became available, there was a decline in the
number of deaths in persons infected with HIV. Thereafter, there was a decrease in the …

Objective: To examine interstate variation in US HIV case–fatality rates, and compare them
with corresponding conventional HIV death rates. Design: Cross-sectional analysis using …

Background A retrospective analysis of deaths registered in the Brazilian Mortality System
was conducted to quantify the under-reporting of HIV/AIDS deaths and those misclassified to …

Background In 1996, Brazil became the first developing country to provide free and
universal access to HAART. Although a decrease in overall mortality has been documented …