Publications by authors named "Antonio Carlos Ferez"
AIDS incidence and mortality in a hospital-based cohort of HIV-1-seropositive patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy in São Paulo, Brazil.
Jorge Casseb Luiz Augusto Marcondes Fonseca Ana Paula Rocha Veiga Alexandre de Almeida Analice Bueno Antonio Carlos Ferez
AIDS Patient Care STDS
September 2003
Article Synopsis
- Brazilian patients with HIV have had free access to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) since 1996, leading to a significant decrease in AIDS mortality, although few long-term prognostic studies exist.
- An observational study followed 233 adult HIV-1-infected patients, revealing that asymptomatic patients had a lower mortality risk compared to those with AIDS at the beginning of the study, with 5.2% dying over a mean follow-up of 5.2 years.
- The study found that 90% of survivors were on combined antiretroviral therapy, and women had better outcomes than men, highlighting ongoing public health challenges despite improvements in treatment.