Anemia among HIV-Infected Patients Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa: Improvement in Hemoglobin regardless of Degree of Immunosuppression and the Initiating ART Regimen

• Published in: Journal of Tropical Medicine Vol. 2013; no. 2013; pp. 23 - 28
• Main Authors: Fox, Matthew P., MacPhail, A. Patrick, Sanne, Ian, Brennan, Alana T., Maskew, Mhairi, Takuva, Simbarashe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 01.01.2013; Hindawi Puplishing Corporation; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Care and treatment; Clinical Study; Development and progression; Health aspects; Highly active antiretroviral therapy; HIV infection; HIV patients; Mortality; Risk factors; South Africa; South Africa

Among those with HIV, anemia is a strong risk factor for disease progression and death independent of CD4 count and viral load. Understanding the role of anemia in HIV treatment is critical to developing strategies to reduce morbidity and mortality. We conducted a prospective analysis among 10,259 H...