Development and evaluation of a clinical algorithm to monitor patients on antiretrovirals in resource-limited settings using adherence, clinical and CD4 cell count criteria

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Meya, David ^a   Spacek, Lisa A ^b   Tibenderana, Hilda ^a   John, Laurence ^a   Namugga, Irene ^a   Magero, Stephen ^a   Dewar, Robin ^c   Quinn, Thomas C ^b,d   Colebunders, Robert ^e   Kambugu, Andrew ^a   Reynolds, Steven J ^a,c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; UGANDAN; VIRAL LOAD TESTING; VIRUS LOAD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84856505874     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-12-3     Document Type: Article

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