Prognosis of patients treated with cART from 36 months after initiation according to current and previous CD4 cell count and plasma HIV-1 RNA measurements

摘要

ObjectivesCD4 cell count and plasma viral load are well known predictors of AIDS and mortality in HIV-1-infected patients treated with combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). This study investigated, in patients treated for at least 3 years, the respective prognostic importance of values measured at cART initiation, and 6 and 36 months later, for AIDS and death.