• 1. Department of Medicine, People’s Hospital of Butuo County, Butuo, Sichuan 616350, P. R. China;
  • 2. Sichuan Provincial Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 3. Clinical Laboratory, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture, Xichang, Sichuan 615000, P. R. China;
YANG Wen, Email: yangwenn@yeah.net
Export PDF Favorites Scan Get Citation

Objective  To assess the effect of early antiretroviral therapy on acquired immune deficiency syndrome in Butuo County, Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture. Methods  A total of 1 037 patients who underwent antiretroviral therapy between January 1st 2012 and December 31st 2013 in Butuo Coungty were divided into 2 groups. The early treatment group (with CD4+ lymphocyte count >350 /mm3) was group A (n=459) and delayed treatment group (with CD4+ lymphocyte count≤350 /mm3) was group B. After 18-month treatment, the treatment retention rate, clinical effect and the side effects of medication in two groups were observed and analyzed. Results  After 18 months, there were 297 (64.7%) and 320 (55.4%) patients who were persisting in treatment in group A and B, respectively; while the mortality was 6.1% (28/459) and 14.4% (83/578), respectively in group A and B. The differences were significant (P<0.001). The rate of virological suppression in group A and B was 64.0% (190/297) and 63.8% (204/320) respectively without any significant difference (P>0.05). Compared with baseline CD4+ T lymphocyte counts, the growth rate of CD4+ T lymphocyte count in group A and B was 5.7% and 37.5%, respectively; the difference was significant (P<0.001) Conclusions  Early treatment for acquired immune deficiency syndrome in Butuo County, Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture is effective, however, its growth rate of CD4+ T lymphocyte count is lower than that of delayed treatment. Early treatment doesn’t cause the increasement of the risk of common adverse reactions of medication, and it can reduce the mortality.

Citation: YANG Chengbin, YANG Wen, ZENG Yali, GU Xiande, BIAN Shichao, WU Min, ZHU Zhengde, LUO Xuewen. Effect of early antiretroviral therapy on acquired immune deficiency syndrome in Butuo County, Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture. West China Medical Journal, 2017, 32(6): 867-870. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201511052 Copy

  • Previous Article

    Retroperitoneal laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction
  • Next Article

    A clinical analysis of 48 cases of severe drug eruption