Changes in population HIV RNA levels in mbarara, Uganda, during scale-up of HIV antiretroviral therapy access

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 327-332

  Jain, Vivek ^a,b   Byonanebye, Dathan M ^b   Liegler, Teri ^a,b   Kwarisiima, Dalsone ^b   Chamie, Gabriel ^a,b   Kabami, Jane ^b   Petersen, Maya L ^b,c   Balzer, Laura B ^b,c   Clark, Tamara D ^a,b   Black, Douglas ^a,b   Thirumurthy, Harsha ^b,d   Geng, Elvin H ^a,b   Charlebois, Edwin D ^b,e   Amanyire, Gideon ^b   Kamya, Moses R ^b,f   Havlir, Diane V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d IL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

Author keywords

ART effectiveness; HIV antiretroviral therapy; population HIV RNA levels; viral load

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; RNA, VIRAL; RURAL POPULATION; UGANDA; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894462263     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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