Life Expectancies of South African Adults Starting Antiretroviral Treatment: Collaborative Analysis of Cohort Studies

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Authors

Leigh F. Johnson · Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa

Joël Mossong · University of KwaZulu-Natal

Rob Dorrington · University of Cape Town

Michael Schomaker · University of Cape Town

Christopher J. Hoffmann · Johns Hopkins Medicine

Olivia Keiser · University of Bern

Matthew P. Fox

Abstract

South African HIV-positive adults can have a near-normal life expectancy, provided that they start ART before their CD4 count drops below 200 cells/µl. These findings demonstrate that the near-normal life expectancies of HIV-positive individuals receiving ART in high-income countries can apply to low- and middle-income countries as well. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.

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: PLoS Medicine

Volume 10, Issue 4, pp. e1001418-e1001418

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001418

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