Predicting Virological Failure with Immunological Criteria in First Line ART Patients in a Resource Poor Setting
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52077#.VIpn_MnQrzE \ Author(s) Krishnaraj Raja 1 , Chockalingam Chandrasekar 1 , O. R. Krishnarajasekhar 1 , Narayanan Ravichandran 1 , Satagopan Kumar 1 , Gurusamy Manoharan 2 , Irudayaraj Amala Sharmila 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine (GHTM), Tambaram Sanatorium, Chennai, India . 2 Consultant, Karpagam Faculty of Medical Sciences and Research and I-TECH, Coimbatore, India . ABSTRACT Indroduction: National Aids control Organisation in India implementing National AIDS control program uses WHO’s immunological criteria to screen virological failure. Using immunological criteria to detect virological failure has to be assessed. Predicting virological failure with immunological criteria in resource limited settings had low sensitivity. Factors that influence the outcome are studied. Methods: Retro...