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Diagnostic accuracy of the WHO clinical staging system for defining eligibility for ART in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
INTRODUCTION: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that HIV-positive adults with CD4 count ≤500 cells/mm(3) initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART). In many countries of sub-Saharan Africa, CD4 count is not widely available or consistently used and instead the WHO clinical staging system is...
Autores principales: | Munthali, Chigomezgo, Taegtmeyer, Miriam, Garner, Paul G, Lalloo, David G, Squire, S Bertel, Corbett, Elizabeth L, Ford, Nathan, MacPherson, Peter |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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International AIDS Society
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4057784/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24929097 http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.17.1.18932 |
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