A third-line antiretroviral therapy register to track patient clinical and virological outcomes

Authors

  • K Naidoo Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Durban, South Africa; MRC-CAPRISA HIV-TB Pathogenesis and Treatment Research Unit, Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
  • J Ramruthan Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Durban, South Africa
  • M Reddy Essential Medicine Consulting, Durban, South Africa
  • R Lancaster Essential Drugs Programme, Affordable Medicines Directorate, National Department of Health, Pretoria, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2022.v112i8.16695

Keywords:

ART, virological outcomes

Abstract

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2022-08-01

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Naidoo K, Ramruthan J, Reddy M, Lancaster R. A third-line antiretroviral therapy register to track patient clinical and virological outcomes. S Afr Med J [Internet]. 2022 Aug. 1 [cited 2024 May 1];112(8):511-2. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/94

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