Antiretroviral changes during the first year of therapy

Autor: Bandeira, Antonio Carlos Policarpo Carmo Sá, Elias, Darcielle Bruna Dias, Cavalcante, Malena Gadelha, Lima, Denise Girão Limaverde, Távora, Lara Gurgel Fernandes
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira, Volume: 63, Issue: 7, Pages: 606-612, Published: JUL 2017
Popis: Summary Introduction: The Brazilian HIV/AIDS management and treatment guideline (PCDT), published in 2013, recommends and standardizes the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in all adult patients, in spite of LTCD4 count. This study aimed to analyze the first year of HAART use in patients from a reference center on HIV/AIDS management in Fortaleza, Ceará. Method: This descriptive study reviewed all prescription forms of antiretroviral regimens initiation and changes from January to July 2014. All antiretroviral regimen changes that occurred during the first year of therapy were evaluated. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 20. Mean, standard deviation and frequency, Student’s t and Mann-Whitney tests calculations were used, with significance at p
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