HIV suppression with stavudine 30 mg versus 40 mg in adults over 60 kg on antiretroviral therapy in South Africa
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Effectiveness and safety of 30 mg versus 40 mg stavudine regimens: a cohort study among HIV-infected adults initiating HAART in South Africa
BACKGROUND As stavudine remains an important and widely prescribed drug in resource-limited settings, the effect of a reduced dose of stavudine (from 40 mg to 30 mg) on outcomes of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) remains an important public health question. METHODS We analyzed prospectively collected data from the Themba Lethu Clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa. We assessed the...
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عنوان ژورنال: AIDS
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0269-9370
DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e32832e0585