[Survival and immune response of rural HIV/AIDS patients after free antiretroviral therapy].

Objective: To assess the adherence, immunologic and survival responses in HIV-infected patients receiving free antiretroviral therapy (ART).

Methods: All adult HIV-infected patients in Wenxi county who started antiretroviral treatment (ART) between 01 July 2001 and 31 December 2006 and aged above 18 years were included in this study. Epidemiological survey and laboratory tests were performed before, 0.

[Survival analysis of 530 HIV infected former unsafe commercial blood and plasma donors].

Objective: To investigate HIV survival time and it's influencing factors among former commercial blood and plasma donors engaged in unsafe blood donation practices in China.

Methods: HIV/AIDS cases from 8 counties (districts) in 4 provinces confirmed prior to January 24, 2006 related with former commercial blood and plasma donors were selected and data regarding infection, AIDS progression, death, and influencing factors were retrospectively collected.

Results: In 530 cases of HIV infection, 334 (63.