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Mortality and survival patterns of people living with HIV-2
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Tchounga, Boris Ekouevi, Didier K. Balestre, Eric Dabis, François |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Description | Journal: Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS Purpose of review People living with HIV-2 infected usually initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART) at an advanced period in the course of their infection after a long asymptomatic period characterized by high CD4 cell count and thus at a relatively advanced age. In the new international context of early and universal ART initiation, the aim was to review survival patterns among HIV-2 infected patients, either on ART or not. Recent findings Very few reports were published on mortality in people living with HIV-2 during the last 5 years. People living with HIV-2 experience high mortality rates although lower than people living with HIV-1 before ART initiation. They seem to survive longer regardless of the conditions of ART use. Mortality is associated with late presentation, male sex, CD4 cell count less than 500 cell/μl, high plasma viral load, hemoglobin rate less than 8 g/dl and body mass index less than 18 kg/m2. Summary People living with HIV-2 initiate ART later than HIV-1 and HIV duals, resulting in higher disease progression and mortality rate. The clinical management of HIV-2 infected patients should now include early diagnosis and treatment initiation as per international guidelines. Further research needs to explore the ‘what to start’ question and document specific causes of death in people living with HIV-2 and enrolled in care in Africa. |
| Related Links | http://europepmc.org/articles/pmc5055442?pdf=render https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5055442/pdf |
| Ending Page | 544 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| Starting Page | 537 |
| ISSN | 1746630X |
| e-ISSN | 17466318 |
| DOI | 10.1097/coh.0000000000000299 |
| Journal | Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) |
| Publisher Date | 2016-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS Antiretroviral Therapy |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Infectious Diseases Virology Hematology Immunology Oncology (nursing) Oncology |
