Alcohol use accelerates HIV disease progression.
Journal: AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses
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Abstract
The effects of alcohol abuse on HIV disease progression have not been definitively established. A prospective, 30-month, longitudinal study of 231 HIV(+) adults included history of alcohol and illicit drug use, adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), CD4(+) cell count, and HIV viral load every 6 months. Frequent alcohol users (two or more drinks daily) were 2.91 times (95% CI: 1.23-6.85, p = 0.015) more likely to present a decline of CD4 to
Authors
Marianna Baum, Carlin Rafie, Shenghan Lai, Sabrina Sales, John Page, Adriana Campa
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