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July 19, 2017New England Journal of Medicine226 citationsOpen Access

Enhanced Prophylaxis plus Antiretroviral Therapy for Advanced HIV Infection in Africa

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JHJames HakimVMVictor MusiimeASAlex J. Szubert

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Among HIV-infected patients with advanced immunosuppression, enhanced antimicrobial prophylaxis combined with ART resulted in reduced rates of death at both 24 weeks and 48 weeks without compromising viral suppression or increasing toxic effects. (Funded by the Medical Research Council and others; REALITY Current Controlled Trials number, ISRCTN43622374 .).

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69dc91b3a5c75be4cfe5307dhttps://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1615822
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