Clinical illness as a marker for initiation of HIV antiretroviral therapy in a rural setting, Rakai, Uganda

Lisa A. Spacek; Ronald H. Gray; Maria J. Wawer; Nelson K. Sewankambo; David Serwadda; Fred Wabwire-Mangen; Noah Kiwanuka; Godfrey Kigozi; Fred Nalugoda; Thomas C. Quinn

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Clinical illness as a marker for initiation of HIV antiretroviral therapy in a rural setting, Rakai, Uganda

Lisa A. Spacek, Ronald H. Gray, Maria J. Wawer, Nelson K. Sewankambo, David Serwadda, Fred Wabwire-Mangen, Noah Kiwanuka, Godfrey Kigozi, Fred Nalugoda, Thomas C. Quinn

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The aim of this study is to assess whether HIV-related illness and World Health Organization (WHO) clinical stage can be used to guide initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in rural Rakai District, Uganda. A retrospective cohort analysis of 910 HIV-seroprevalent individuals randomly sampled from a community cohort was conducted. The associations between HIV-related clinical illness and HIV viral loads >55,000 copies/mL and death were evaluated as a guide for initiation of ART. Reporting one or more HIV-related illnesses was associated with high specificity for identifying HIV viral load >55,000 copies/mL and predicting death within 30 months. There were more deaths in those with one symptom at baseline (16.3%) and two or more symptoms (25.0%) than in those reporting no symptoms (9.6%; P=0.001). HIV-related illness and WHO stage predicted disease progression. The specificity of clinical illness to predict viral load >55,000 copies/mL was high and could be used to rule in HIV disease requiring ART.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	116-120
Number of pages	5
Journal	International Journal of STD and AIDS
Volume	17
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1258/095646206775455766
State	Published - Feb 1 2006

Keywords

AIDS care
Algorithms
Antiretroviral therapy
Resource-limited setting
Uganda

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Dermatology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pharmacology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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Clinical illness as a marker for initiation of HIV antiretroviral therapy in a rural setting, Rakai, Uganda. / Spacek, Lisa A.; Gray, Ronald H.; Wawer, Maria J.; Sewankambo, Nelson K.; Serwadda, David; Wabwire-Mangen, Fred; Kiwanuka, Noah; Kigozi, Godfrey; Nalugoda, Fred; Quinn, Thomas C.

In: International Journal of STD and AIDS, Vol. 17, No. 2, 01.02.2006, p. 116-120.

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Spacek, Lisa A. ; Gray, Ronald H. ; Wawer, Maria J. ; Sewankambo, Nelson K. ; Serwadda, David ; Wabwire-Mangen, Fred ; Kiwanuka, Noah ; Kigozi, Godfrey ; Nalugoda, Fred ; Quinn, Thomas C. / Clinical illness as a marker for initiation of HIV antiretroviral therapy in a rural setting, Rakai, Uganda. In: International Journal of STD and AIDS. 2006 ; Vol. 17, No. 2. pp. 116-120.

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