Mortality and causes of death in people living with HIV in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy compared with the general population in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the mortality and causes of death in people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Japan.

Design

A prospective cohort study at AIDS Clinical Center, Tokyo, which treats approximately 10% of PLHIV in care in Japan.

Methods

Either PLHIV who visited our center for the first time between January 2005 and December 2014 or PLHIV who started their regular visit before January 2005 and visited us between January and March 2005 were included and followed by the end of 2016. Causes of death were defined according to the CoDe protocol.

Results

Two thousand, seven hundred and ninety-seven PLHIV were analysed with total of 18 858 person-years of follow-up, which constitutes 14% of the estimated number of PLHIV in care in Japan. One hundred and sixty-five (5.9%)

SUBMITTER: Nishijima T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7170431 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature