Substance abuse and psychiatric disorders in HIV-positive patients: epidemiology and impact on antiretroviral therapy

G Chander, S Himelhoch, RD Moore - Drugs, 2006 - Springer
There is a high prevalence of substance abuse and psychiatric disorders among HIV-
infected individuals. Importantly, drug and alcohol-use disorders are frequently co-morbid …

The role of adherence to antiretroviral therapy in the management of HIV infection

B Conway - JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Despite multiple studies demonstrating the relation between the success of highly active
antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and adherence, inadequate adherence continues to be one …

Future challenges for clinical care of an ageing population infected with HIV: a modelling study

M Smit, K Brinkman, S Geerlings, C Smit… - The Lancet infectious …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background The population infected with HIV is getting older and these people will
increasingly develop age-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs). We aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of early versus deferred antiretroviral therapy for HIV on survival

MM Kitahata, SJ Gange, AG Abraham… - … England Journal of …, 2009 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The optimal time for the initiation of antiretroviral therapy for asymptomatic
patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is uncertain. Methods We …

The effect of combined antiretroviral therapy on the overall mortality of HIV-infected individuals

HIV-Causal Collaboration - Aids, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To estimate the effect of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) on mortality
among HIV-infected individuals after appropriate adjustment for time-varying confounding by …

Missed visits and mortality among patients establishing initial outpatient HIV treatment

MJ Mugavero, HY Lin, JH Willig… - Clinical Infectious …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background. Dramatic increases in the number of patients requiring linkage to treatment for
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are anticipated in response to updated …

Life expectancy of recently diagnosed asymptomatic HIV-infected patients approaches that of uninfected individuals

A van Sighem, L Gras, P Reiss, K Brinkman, F de Wolf - Aids, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To compare life expectancies between recently diagnosed HIV-infected patients
and age and sex-matched uninfected individuals from the general population. Design …

Higher levels of CRP, D-dimer, IL-6, and hyaluronic acid before initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) are associated with increased risk of AIDS or death

DR Boulware, KH Hullsiek, CE Puronen… - Journal of Infectious …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background. Substantial morbidity occurs during the first year of antiretroviral therapy (ART)
in persons with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease despite HIV …

Food insecurity as a barrier to sustained antiretroviral therapy adherence in Uganda

SD Weiser, DM Tuller, EA Frongillo, J Senkungu… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Food insecurity is emerging as an important barrier to antiretroviral (ARV)
adherence in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere, but little is known about the mechanisms …

Changing mortality rates and causes of death for HIV‐infected individuals living in Southern Alberta, Canada from 1984 to 2003

HB Krentz, G Kliewer, MJ Gill - HIV medicine, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To examine changes over a 2‐year period in both the mortality rate and the
causes of death in a geographically defined HIV‐infected population. Methods A database …