2018
Treatment Outcomes of Brazilian Inmates with Treponema pallidum and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Bet G, Souza G, Croda J, Correa M, de Sales R, Santos R, Viebrantz Enne Sgarbi R, Yassuda R, Coimbra Motta-Castro A, Pompílio M, Simionatto S. Treatment Outcomes of Brazilian Inmates with Treponema pallidum and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Prospective Cohort Study. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2018, 98: 1603-1608. PMID: 29737273, PMCID: PMC6086195, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV-1 viral loadProspective cohort studyPoor treatment outcomesTreatment outcomesCohort studyHIV infectionViral loadHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionCopies/mLMedical record dataPublic health programsSyphilis treatmentImmunodeficiency virusAcquired syphilisRisk factorsSerological testingVirus infectionBlood samplesMultivariate analysisHealth programsNew casesInfectionTreponema pallidum
2009
Benefit of antiretroviral therapy on survival of human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients admitted to an intensive care unit
Croda J, Croda M, Neves A, dos Santos S. Benefit of antiretroviral therapy on survival of human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients admitted to an intensive care unit. Critical Care Medicine 2009, 37: 1605-1611. PMID: 19325488, PMCID: PMC4143892, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31819da8c7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Retroviral AgentsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBrazilCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsCritical CareCritical IllnessDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHIV InfectionsHospital MortalityHumansIntensive Care UnitsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisConceptsIntensive care unitAntiretroviral therapyICU admissionCare unitChronic Health Evaluation II scoreHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected patientsCD4 T-cell countUse of ARTTertiary care teaching hospitalMultivariate logistic regression analysisCox proportional hazards modelAcute illness severityRetrospective cohort studyT-cell countsVirus-infected patientsDay of admissionHuman immunodeficiency virusCause of admissionProportional hazards modelPotential confounding factorsLogistic regression analysisAcute PhysiologyICU mortalityII scoreCohort study