最近的抗逆转录病毒疗法启动与艾滋病毒相关的加密球菌脑膜炎的死亡风险增加有关:对非洲临床试验数据的分析

Melanie Moyo1,2, David S Lawrence3,4, James Jafali1

  • 1Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme, Blantyre, Malawi.

概括

最近开始抗逆转录病毒疗法 (ART) 的患者中,加密球菌脑膜炎的死亡率更高. 在诊断后不久中断ART可能会改善这些人体免疫缺陷病毒患者的生存率.

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