Lower Early Mortality Rates Among Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Treatment at Clinics Offering Cotrimoxazole Prophylaxis in Malawi
Lower Early Mortality Rates Among Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Treatment at Clinics Offering Cotrimoxazole Prophylaxis in Malawi
David W. Lowrance,S. Makombe,7 Authors,Edwin Libamba
2007 · DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181378ed2
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes · 72 Citations
TLDR
Patients receiving ART in Malawi at clinics offering CTX prophylaxis had significantly reduced mortality during the first 6 months of ART, because CTX is readily available and relatively inexpensive and can, in principle, be easily introduced into ART delivery programs.