title: The changing natural history of HIV disease: before and after the introduction of generic antiretroviral therapy in southern India.
abstract: The number of individuals seeking treatment for infection with human immunodeficiency virus increased as the cost of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) decreased 20-fold after the introduction of generic HAART in India in the year 2000. The incidence of tuberculosis and opportunistic infections decreased to <2 cases per 100 person-years. Death rates decreased from 25 to 5 deaths per 100 person-years between 1997 and 2003.
authors.affiliation: YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education, Voluntary Health Services, Chennai, India. kumarasamy@yrgcare.org
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumarasamy
authors.forename: Suniti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: Sreekanth K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chaguturu
authors.forename: Anitha J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Cecelia
authors.forename: Snigdha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vallabhaneni
authors.forename: Timothy P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Flanigan
authors.forename: Kenneth H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Mayer
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents