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Antiretroviral therapy-associated dyslipidemia in patients from a reference cen...
Ceccato,M.G.B.; Bonolo,P.F.; Souza Neto,A.I.; Araújo,F.S.; Freitas,M.I.F.The aim of this study was to determine the impact of antiretroviral therapy on the lipid profile of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients before and after the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). This was a cross-sectional analysis of patients receiving HAART at a reference center in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on the basis of medical records from 2002 to 2006. Patients were included if...
High incidence of adverse reactions to initial antiretroviral therapy in Brazil
Menezes de Pádua,C.A.; César,C.C.; Bonolo,P.F.; Acurcio,F.A.; Guimarães,M.D.C.A concurrent prospective study was conducted from 2001 to 2003 to assess factors associated with adverse reactions among individuals initiating antiretroviral therapy at two public referral HIV/AIDS centers in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Adverse reactions were obtained from medical charts reviewed up to 12 months after the first antiretroviral prescription. Cox proportional hazard model was used to perform univ...