Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Ganesh Shanmugasundaram Anusuya

Publications

• Research Article
  Various Immunologic and Virologic Responses to Second line Antiretroviral Therapy in Tambaram, India
  Author(s): Ganesh Shanmugasundaram Anusuya, Chandrasekar Chockalingam, Manoharan Gurusamy, Patrick Nadol, Raja Krishnaraj and Ezhil RadhakrishnanGanesh Shanmugasundaram Anusuya, Chandrasekar Chockalingam, Manoharan Gurusamy, Patrick Nadol, Raja Krishnaraj and Ezhil Radhakrishnan
  
  Introduction: We studied the prevalence and associated factors for various immunologic and virologic responses to second line antiretroviral therapy (SLA) in patients enrolled in a government tertiary care hospital in Chennai , India Methods: A cross-sectional study of human immunodeficiency virus patients who have failed first line antiretroviral therapy and subsequently initiated on SLA .Concordant favourable response (CFR) or (CD4+/VL+) was defined as: increase in CD4 count of >=50 cells/mL and achievement of plasma viral load<400 copies/mL after 6 months. Concordant unfavourable response (CUR) or (CD4-/VL-) defined as increase in CD4 count of <50 cells/mL and achievement of plasma viral load>400 copies/mL. Various clinical and demographic factors were analyzed between different response groups using Chi-Square test, t-test, and One way ANOVA Results: From January 2008 .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000601

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