Outcomes and associated risk factors of patients traced after being lost to follow-up from antiretroviral treatment in Lilongwe, Malawi

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Weigel, Ralf ^a,f   Hochgesang, Mindy ^b   Brinkhof, Martin W G ^c   Hosseinipour, Mina C ^d   Boxshall, Matt ^a   Mhango, Eustice ^e   Nkwazi, Brains ^a   Tweya, Hannock ^a   Kamlaka, Maggie ^a   Chagwera, Frederick ^a   Phiri, Sam ^a  

^a KAMUZU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PROJECT   (Malawi)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^f SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; LAMIVUDINE PLUS NEVIRAPINE PLUS STAVUDINE; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251585962     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-31     Document Type: Article

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