Risk factors for late-stage HIV disease presentation at initial HIV diagnosis in Durban, South Africa
After observing persistently low CD4 counts at initial HIV diagnosis in South Africa, we sought to determine risk factors for late-stage HIV disease presentation among adults. We surveyed adults prior to HIV testing at four outpatient clinics in Durban from August 2010 to November 2011. All HIV-infe...
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Veröffentlicht in: | PloS one 2013-01, Vol.8 (1), p.e55305-e55305 |
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Zusammenfassung: | After observing persistently low CD4 counts at initial HIV diagnosis in South Africa, we sought to determine risk factors for late-stage HIV disease presentation among adults.
We surveyed adults prior to HIV testing at four outpatient clinics in Durban from August 2010 to November 2011. All HIV-infected adults were offered CD4 testing, and late-stage HIV disease was defined as a CD4 count |
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ISSN: | 1932-6203 1932-6203 |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0055305 |