Reversal of growth failure in HIV-infected Thai children treated with non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy

Aurpibul, L.; Puthanakit, T.; Taecharoenkul, S.; Sirisanthana, T.; Sirisanthana, V.

Aids Patient Care and Stds 23(12): 1067-1071

2009


ISSN/ISBN: 1557-7449
PMID: 19909170
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2009.0093
Document Number: 209518
Growth failure is a common problem in HIV-infected children. The extent to which this growth failure could be reversed after the children receive antiretroviral therapy (ART) is not known. This study assessed the incidence of growth failure in HIV-infected Thai children, impact of ART on growth, and the predictors of growth reversal after initiating ART. Growth parameters and other characteristics were extracted from the database of a prospective cohort of HIV-infected children (age

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