Suzanne M Ingle, Margaret T May, M John Gill, Michael J Mugavero, Charlotte Lewden, Sophie Abgrall, Gerd Fätkenheuer, Peter Reiss, Michael S Saag, Christian Manzardo, Sophie Grabar, Mathias Bruyand, David Moore, Amanda Mocroft, Timothy R Sterling, Antonella D'Arminio Monforte, Victoria Hernando, Ramon Teira, Jodie Guest, Matthias Cavassini, Heidi M Crane, Jonathan A C Sterne
BACKGROUND: Patterns of cause-specific mortality in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) are changing dramatically in the era of antiretroviral therapy (ART). METHODS: Sixteen cohorts from Europe and North America contributed data on adult patients followed from the start of ART. Procedures for coding causes of death were standardized. Estimated hazard ratios (HRs) were adjusted for transmission risk group, sex, age, year of ART initiation, baseline CD4 count, viral load, and AIDS status, before and after the first year of ART...
July 15, 2014: Clinical Infectious Diseases