TITLE:
Impact of Age on CD4 Response to Combination Antiretroviral Therapy: A Study in Tehran, Iran
AUTHORS:
Mehrdad Hasibi, Mahboubeh Hajiabdolbaghi, Shahin Hamzelou, Sara Sardashti, Maryam Foroughi, Zahra Bayat Jozani, SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi
KEYWORDS:
HIV, Immunology, Age Groups
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of AIDS,
Vol.4 No.2,
June
13,
2014
ABSTRACT: Background: This study was
undertaken to address the controversy regarding immunologic response to
combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) among older patients. Methods: In a
cross-sectional study all patients attending the HIV Clinic at Imam Khomeini
Hospital (Tehran) from 2010 to 2011 were evaluated. Immunologic response was
investigated using consecutive CD4+ T-cell counts in a one-year interval and
outcomes were analyzed for older (>=50 yrs) and younger (