Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Aiping Yu

Publications

• Research Article
  Management of Hepatotoxicity in HIV-Infected Patients Treated with Combined Antiretroviral Therapy (cART): A Retrospective Cohort Study in Tianjin, China
  Author(s): Ping Ma, Jing Qian, Liying Gao, Defa Zhang, Aiping Yu, Chunting Qiu and Min WeiPing Ma, Jing Qian, Liying Gao, Defa Zhang, Aiping Yu, Chunting Qiu and Min Wei
  
  Background: Liver diseases are among the most frequent causes of non-AIDS-related deaths in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients due to hepatitis B or C virus co-infections, and/or the toxicity of longterm treatment of some antiviral drugs. There are few cohort studies reported in China. Methods: All data from the clinic HIV/AIDS patients in the database of Tianjin Second People’s Hospital, a branch of the National Free Antiretroviral Treatment Program database, from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2016 were retrospectively assessed and analyzed. Results: We analyzed 2270 HIV-positive, hepatitis B virus (HBV-), hepatitis C virus (HCV-) negative patients, who received cART and followed for 13334.8 person-years. A total of 67 patients (3.0%, or 5.0 per 1000 person-years) died of non-liver-related causes. The incidence of liver-related deaths in persons without HCV or .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000723

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