title: Racial/ethnic differences in CD4 T cell count and viral load at presentation for medical care and in follow-up after HIV-1 infection.
abstract: The baseline characteristics of antiretroviral-naive patients were compared by ethnic/racial groups. First CD4 T cell counts were lower for Latino (P = 0.0004) and black patients (P = 0.10) when compared with white patients. First HIV-1-RNA levels were higher in Latino patients (P = 0.08), who were also more likely to present with major opportunistic infections (P < 0.004). Once in care, changes in CD4 T cell counts and viral loads over time did not differ significantly between groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Universitsity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Swindells
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Cobos
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Lien
authors.forename: Ann P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: Jennifer S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Pauls
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D001741:Black or African American; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000502:physiology; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009329:Nebraska; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019562:Viral Load; D044465:White People