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AIDS survival progress. Clearinghouse, AIDS Newsletter Database, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5714. A fee will apply.

STEP Perspect. 1997 Winter;9(1):15-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AIDS/97702558
Fowler K

Abstract: Much of the good news in AIDS treatment is buried in medical literature that is technical and difficult to read. This overview of current research in progress describes the positive findings of several studies. One study shows that only 55 percent of those diagnosed in 1983 survived for a year, while 90 percent diagnosed 10 years later survive. Protease inhibitors, new treatments stressing combination therapy, and greater precision in tracking disease progression via viral load are all major contributors to this decreased mortality.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*MORTALITY CD4 Lymphocyte Count HIV Infections/DRUG THERAPY HIV Protease Inhibitors/THERAPEUTIC USE Human Survival Rate Washington/EPIDEMIOLOGY NEWSLETTER ARTICLEKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/epidemiology/KWDmortalitycd4lymphocytecounthivinfections/drugtherapyhivproteaseinhibitors/therapeuticusehumansurvivalratewashington/epidemiologynewsletterarticle
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