In resource-limited settings good early outcomes can be achieved in children using adult fixed-dose combination antiretroviral therapy
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In resource-limited settings good early outcomes can be achieved in children using adult fixed-dose combination antiretroviral therapy.
OBJECTIVES To (a) determine early treatment outcomes and (b) assess safety in children treated with adult fixed-dose combination (FDC) antiretroviral tablets. SETTING Sixteen Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) HIV programs in eight countries in resource-limited settings (RLS). METHODS Analysis of routine program data gathered June 2001 to March 2005. RESULTS A total of 1184 children [median a...
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عنوان ژورنال: AIDS
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0269-9370
DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000247117.66585.ce