Prevalence of HIV-Associated Metabolic Abnormalities among Patients Taking First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy in Uganda

Introduction. While the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy decreased HIV-related morbidity and mortality rates in the sub-Saharan Africa, a subsequent increase in metabolic abnormalities has been observed. We sought to determine the prevalence of HIV-associated metabolic abnormali...

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Main Authors: Omech, Bernard, Sempa, Joseph, Castelnuovo, Barbara, Opio, Kenneth, Otim, Marcel, Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet, Colebunders, Robert, Manabe, Yukari C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: International Scholarly Research Network 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3767451/