Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Chile, a middle-income country with an HIV epidemic of moderate proportions (global infection rate 0.2%) began a government sponsored, free, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for patients from the public health system in 2001 reaching in 2004 a 100% coverage. Arriaran Foundation (AF) is the largest public AIDS care center for adults in the country. AIM:To show the present status of the AF population and the evolution of mortality. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Review of AF database from 1991-2004 that at 12/31/2004 had a total cumulative population of 2,259 adult patients; an active census of 1,065 patients and admitting rate 160-190 patients per years. RESULTS:The global mortality registered was 33.4%, with decreasing annual mortality from 15.7% of its active population in 1995 to 1.9% in 2004. As of 12/31/2004, 817 patients (76.7%) were receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART); and 19.3% either did not require nor accept it. Thirty one percent received Combivir and nevirapine, with undetectable viral load (<400 copies per ml) in 78%. Thirty percent received Combivir and efavirenz with undetectable viral load in 80% at last count. Both regimens were used mainly as first therapy. Lopinavir/ritonavir was received by 6.3% of patients, mainly for post failure therapy and 58% had undetectable viral load. A baseline CD4 count <200 x mm(3) was present in 70% of patients, 45.3% had a count below 100 and 47.8% had clinical AIDS. At the last follow up assessment, CD4 count was <200 in 36.8%, <100 in 10.6% and 200-350 in 44.9%. CONCLUSION:The expanded access program to ART in a public, comprehensive AIDS care center in Chile has been highly successful in reaching high undetectability (75%), reducing mortality and improving immune status despite very advanced baseline disease.
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Rev Med Chiljournal_title
Revista medica de Chileauthors
Wolff R M,Alvarez P P,Flores S I,Northland A R,Wolff L Cdoi
10.4067/s0034-98872006000500006subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-05-01 00:00:00pages
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0717-6163pii
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134pub_type
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 社论
doi:
更新日期:1999-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:/S0034-98872011000300003
更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:
更新日期:2000-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:/S0034-98872009000900008
更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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