Impact of the implementation of new guidelines on the management of patients with HIV infection at an advanced HIV clinic in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Autor:	F. Mangana, L. D. Massaquoi, R. Moudachirou, R. Harrison, T. Kaluangila, G. Mucinya, N. Ntabugi, G. Van Cutsem, R. Burton, P. Isaakidis
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Advanced HIV HIV clinical guideline HIV infection HIV clinical management Sub-Saharan Africa Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1471-2334
DOI:	10.1186/s12879-020-05470-0
Popis:	Abstract Background HIV continues to be the main determinant morbidity with high mortality rates in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a high number of patients being late presenters with advanced HIV. Clinical management of advanced HIV patients is thus complex and requires strict adherence to updated, empirical and simplified guidelines. The current study investigated the impact of the implementation of a new clinical guideline on the management of advanced HIV in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Methods A retrospective analysis of routine clinical data of advanced HIV patients was conducted for the periods; February 2016 to March 2017, before implementation of new guidelines, and November 2017 to July 2018, after the implementation of new guidelines. Eligible patients were patients with CD4
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