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The contribution of observational studies in supporting the WHO ‘treat all’ recommendation for HIV/AIDS

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that all people living with HIV (PLWH) should start antiretroviral therapy (ART) irrespective of clinical or immune status. This recommendation followed almost 20 years of research into the clinical and population-level benefits and risks of starting ART early compared with deferring treatment. This article summarises the ways in which observational data support the work of WHO, including the support provided by the International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA), taking the example of 'treat all'.

Source: Journal of Virus Eradication

DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30346-0

Authors: Nathan Ford, Martina Penazzato, Marco Vitoria, Meg Doherty, Mary-Ann Davies, Elizabeth Zaniewski, Olga Tymejczyk, Matthias Egger, Denis Nash

Institutions: World Health Organization, University of Cape Town, University of Bern, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, City University of New York

Language: English

Topic: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,950

Funders: World Health Organization, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Awards: G295270083, G596821015, Central Africa International Epidemiology databases to Evaluate AIDS, Caribbean, Central, and South America network for HIV Epidemiology (CCASAnet)

OpenAlex ID: W2906224388

FWCI: 2.246

Cites: 41

Cited by: 17

Related to: 10