[pronut-hiv] CROI: Wasting and anaemia predict higher risk of deathwhen starting ART in low-income countries (2)

["Paul Macek GMAIL" <pfmacek@gmail.com>]

Hello all,

I find these extremely interesting and am wondering if in Zambia it would make sense to evaluate ART with Food Assistance vs. ART alone to determine the extent to which the association of high mortality and with pre-ART wasting might be offset with provision of ART AND food assistance in low income countries.

Could anyone email me the link or alternatively the files for the following:

Braitstein P et al. When are adults in resource-limited settings most likely to experience an HIV-associated illness following HAART initiation and what is it related to? Thirteenth Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Denver, abstract 67, 2006. 

Etard JF, Delaporte E et al. Mortality and causes of death in adults receiving HAART in Senegal: a 7-year cohort study Thirteenth Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Denver, abstract 556, 2006. 


Dillingham R et al. Predictors of early mortality in Haitian patients treated with antiretroviral therapy in a community setting. Thirteenth Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Denver, abstract 556, 2006. 

Kind regards,

Paul Macek
Deputy Regional Director
Catholic Relief Services
Southern Africa Regional Office
Lusaka, Zambia