Clinical outcomes of patients infected with HIV through use of injected drugs compared to patients infected through sexual transmission: late presentation, delayed anti-retroviral treatment and higher mortality
文摘
To compare patients who acquired HIV infection through use of injected drugs (HIV-IDU) with patients who acquired HIV by sexual transmission (HIV-ST) in terms of late presentation (LP), delay in anti-retroviral treatment (ART) initiation, virological and immunological response to ART, mortality and progression to AIDS.