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Immunological response to boosted PI-containing second line ART after switching for clinical/immunological criteria is comparable to response to first-line in patients with low CD4 counts in Africa

author(s) Grosskurth, H.. - Walker, A.S.. - Kityo, C.. - Gilks, C.F.. - Munderi, P.. - Ssali, F.. - Reid, A.. - Darbyshire, J.H.. - Chimbetete, C..
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  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
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15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Boston, USA, 5-8 February 2008: Abstract 832

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Abstract

A group of HIV-infected patients in Uganda and Zimbabwe who did not respond well to first-line antireteoviral therapy (zidovudine/lamivudine plus tenofovir, abacavir or nevirapine) were successfully treated with second-line regimens containing lopinavir/ritonavir – median CD4 cell counts showed a good rate of increase

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