Declining Morbidity and Mortality among Patients with Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Abstract

The recent declines in morbidity and mortality due to AIDS are attributable to the use of more intensive antiretroviral therapies.

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MedicineMortality ratePneumoniaInternal medicineIncidence (geometry)Esophageal candidiasisOpportunistic infectionPediatricsImmunologyViral diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

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Year: 1998
Type: article
Volume: 338
Issue: 13
Pages: 853-860
Citations: 9444
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                                    Frank J. Palella, 
                                
                                    Kathleen M. Delaney, 
                                
                                    Anne C. Moorman
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1998). 
                            Declining Morbidity and Mortality among Patients with Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 338
                            (13)
                            , 853-860.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199803263381301
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejm199803263381301