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q-bio.QM2013
Could ART increase the population level incidence of TB?
Brian Gerard Williams
HIV increases the likelihood that a person will develop TB. Starting them on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) reduces their risk of TB but not to the level in HIV negative people. Sin…
q-bio.QM2012★ 1 cited
HIV, TB and ART: the CD4 enigma
Brian Williams, Eleanor Gouws
The concentration of CD4 T-lymphocytes (CD4 count), in a person's plasma is widely used to decide when to start HIV-positive people on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and to predict…
q-bio.QM2012★ 3 cited
Anti-retroviral therapy for HIV: who should we test and who should we treat?
Brian G. Williams, Renier van Rooyen, Martin Nieuwoudt
In most countries CD4+ cell counts are still used for deciding when to start HIV-positive people on anti-retroviral therapy. However, various CD4+ thresholds, 200, 350 or 500/\muL,…