2013
The Survival Benefits of Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa
April MD, Wood R, Berkowitz BK, Paltiel AD, Anglaret X, Losina E, Freedberg KA, Walensky RP. The Survival Benefits of Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2013, 209: 491-499. PMID: 24307741, PMCID: PMC3903379, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond-line antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapySurvival benefitAIDS Complications-International modelTotal survival benefitT-cell countsHuman immunodeficiency virusART initiationART rolloutUntreated patientsImmunodeficiency virusART availabilitySurvival differencesSuppressive efficacyCohortPatientsTherapyTotal numberRetention ratePersonsBenefits
2006
The Survival Benefits of AIDS Treatment in the United States
Walensky RP, Paltiel AD, Losina E, Mercincavage LM, Schackman BR, Sax PE, Weinstein MC, Freedberg KA. The Survival Benefits of AIDS Treatment in the United States. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2006, 194: 11-19. PMID: 16741877, DOI: 10.1086/505147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurvival benefitAntiretroviral therapyPotent combination antiretroviral therapyPneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia prophylaxisHIV disease treatmentImmunodeficiency syndrome careOpportunistic infection prophylaxisTotal survival benefitUntreated HIV diseaseCombination antiretroviral therapyEffective antiretroviral therapyPrevention of motherAbsence of treatmentYears of lifePneumonia prophylaxisChild transmissionInfant infectionAdult patientsHIV diseaseInfection prophylaxisDisease careNew diagnosisAIDS treatmentProphylaxisSurvival increase