OBJECTIVE: To compare one protease inhibitor (PI)-based and two PI-sparing antiretroviral therapy regimens. METHODS: International, open label, randomized study of antiretroviral drug-naive patients, with CD4 lymphocyte counts textgreater/= 200 x 106 …
BACKGROUND: Protease inhibitor-containing antiretroviral therapy for the treatment of HIV-1 infection is associated with elevated triglyceride and low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol levels which may expose patients to an increased risk of …
OBJECTIVES: To assess the magnitude of malnutrition in a hospital setting and to relate anthropometric measures to the clinical diagnosis of malnutrition. DESIGN: A descriptive study whereby anthropometric measures (length and weight) were taken of …