Age at antiretroviral therapy initiation predicts immune recovery, death, and loss to follow-up among HIV-infected adults in urban Zambia

MJ Vinikoor, J Joseph, J Mwale, MA Marx… - AIDS research and …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
We analyzed the association of age at antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation with CD4+ T cell
count recovery, death, and loss to follow-up (LTFU) among HIV-infected adults in Zambia …

Association of age with mortality and virological and immunological response to antiretroviral therapy in rural South African adults

PC Mutevedzi, RJ Lessells, AJ Rodger, ML Newell - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Objective To assess whether treatment outcomes vary with age for adults receiving
antiretroviral therapy (ART) in a large rural HIV treatment cohort. Design Retrospective …

Characteristics and outcomes of older HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malawi: A retrospective observation cohort study

H Tweya, C Feldacker, T Heller, S Gugsa, W Ng'ambi… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Objective To estimate patients enrolling on antiretroviral therapy (ART) over time; describe
trends in baseline characteristics; and compare immunological response, loss to follow-up …

Mortality and immunological recovery among older adults on antiretroviral therapy at a large urban HIV clinic in Kampala, Uganda

AS Semeere, I Lwanga, J Sempa, S Parikh… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: We describe older (> 50 years) HIV-infected adults after antiretroviral therapy
(ART) initiation, evaluating immunological recovery by age category, considering individual …

Effect of age on immunological response in the first year of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1-infected adults in West Africa

E Balestre, SP Eholié, A Lokossue, PS Sow… - Aids, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To assess the effect of aging on the immunological response to antiretroviral
therapy (ART) in the West African context. Methods: The change in CD4 T-cell count was …

Impact of age on CD4 recovery and viral suppression over time among adults living with HIV who initiated antiretroviral therapy in the African Cohort Study

E Bahemana, A Esber, N Dear, K Ganesan… - AIDS research and …, 2020 - Springer
Introduction With increased use of antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV mortality rates are
declining and people living with HIV (PLWH) are surviving longer. We characterized CD4 …

CD4+ response and subsequent risk of death among patients on antiretroviral therapy in Lusaka, Zambia

BH Chi, M Giganti, PL Mulenga… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Methods: We analyzed cohort data from Zambia to investigate whether 6-and 12-month
CD4+ response after ART initiation was associated with later mortality. We used Cox …

Impact of age and sex on CD4+ cell count trajectories following treatment initiation: an analysis of the Tanzanian HIV treatment database

AR Means, KA Risher, EL Ujeneza, I Maposa, J Nondi… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Objective New guidelines recommend that all HIV-infected individuals initiate antiretroviral
treatment (ART) immediately following diagnosis. This study describes how immune …

Life expectancies of South African adults starting antiretroviral treatment: collaborative analysis of cohort studies

LF Johnson, J Mossong, RE Dorrington… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Few estimates exist of the life expectancy of HIV-positive adults receiving
antiretroviral treatment (ART) in low-and middle-income countries. We aimed to estimate the …

Incorporating loss to follow-up in estimates of survival among HIV-infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa enrolled in antiretroviral therapy programs

S Verguet, SS Lim, CJL Murray… - The Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background. Measuring the survival of human immunodeficiency virus–infected adult
patients enrolled in antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs is complicated by short …