Anaemia is an independent predictive marker for clinical prognosis in HIV-infected patients from across Europe

1999415 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Amanda Mocroft · University College London

Ole Kirk · Hvidovre Hospital

Simon Barton · Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

Manfred Dietrich · Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine

Rui Proença · Hospital Curry Cabral

Robert Colebunders · Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

Cristian Pradier

Abstract

Severe anaemia occurred infrequently among these patients but was associated with a much faster rate of disease progression. Among patients with similar CD4 lymphocyte counts and viral load, the latest value of haemoglobin was a strong independent prognostic marker for death.

Topics & Keywords

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions HIV-related health complications and treatments HIV Research and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: AIDS

Volume 13, Issue 8, pp. 943-950

DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199905280-00010

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