Journal of Antivirals & Antiretrovirals
Open Access
ISSN: 1948-5964
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 1948-5964
+44 1300 500008
Sreenivasan Srirangaraj
Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute,
Pondicherry-607402
India
Research Article
Short Term Survival after Anti-Retroviral Therapy Initiation among Aids Patients from South India
Author(s): Sreenivasan Srirangaraj and Dasegowda VenkateshaSreenivasan Srirangaraj and Dasegowda Venkatesha
Background: The one-year survival rate of adults with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) after Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) initiation and data on the efficacy of generic ART has not been well documented in India. The other objective was to see if opportunistic Infections were a significant risk factor for mortality. Methodology: Survival was studied in a prospective observational cohort study of 108 ART-naïve patients with AIDS in a South Indian state by Kaplan Meier estimates. Efficacy of different generic ART regimens was evaluated by Cox-regression analysis and multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the role of opportunistic infections in mortality.
Results: The overall survival rate was 94.25% at 6 months and 88.46% at one year after ART initiation among persons who initiated therap.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/jaa.S10-001