Incidence and predictors of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a rural area of Mozambique.

There is limited data on the epidemiology of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) in rural sub-Saharan Africa. A prospective observational cohort study was conducted to assess the incidence, clinical characteristics, outcome and predictors of IRIS in rural Mozambique.

Bibliographic Details
Authors: Letang, Emilio, Miró Meda, José M. (José María), 1956-, Nhampossa, Tacilta, Ayala, Edgar, Gascón i Brustenga, Joaquim, Menéndez, Clara, Alonso, Pedro, Naniche, Denise
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2011
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/96033
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/96033
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Antiretrovirals
Moçambic
Epidemiologia
Antiretroviral agents
Mozambique
Epidemiology
Description
Summary:There is limited data on the epidemiology of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) in rural sub-Saharan Africa. A prospective observational cohort study was conducted to assess the incidence, clinical characteristics, outcome and predictors of IRIS in rural Mozambique.