Mortality, AIDS-Morbidity, and Loss to Follow-up by Current CD4 Cell Count Among HIV-1–Infected Adults Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Africa and Asia

Abstract

In these resource-limited settings, death and AIDS rates remained substantial after ART initiation, even in individuals with high CD4 cell counts. Ensuring earlier ART initiation and optimizing case finding and treatment for AIDS-defining diseases should be seen as priorities.