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ArticleHIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.)2023

Comparative Safety and Changes in Immunologic and Virologic Parameters of Dolutegravir versus Efavirenz-Based Antiretroviral Therapies Among HIV Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Melese Alemnew Ayal, Alemseged Beyene Berha

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Article in HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Melese Alemnew AyalDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Alemseged Beyene BerhaDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0003-3825-2863
Addis Ababa University · ET

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: In combination with other two antiretroviral drugs, an efavirenz (EFV) or dolutegravir (DTG)-based regimen is the treatment of choice for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. This study aimed to determine the safety and changes in immunologic and virologic parameters of DTG compared with EFV-based ART as first-line HIV treatment among HIV patients. Methods: A retrospective hospital-based cohort study was carried out from September 1, 2019 to August 30, 2020 at HIV clinics of three selected hospitals in North-West-East Ethiopia, Amhara Region. All HIV patients ≥3 years old, who had been on either DTG or EFV-based combination anti-retroviral therapy (cART), and had detectable viral load (VL) were included. Descriptive and multivariate Cox regression analyses were used. Results: Overall, 990 HIV patients were included in the analysis (DTG n=694, EFV n=296). A VL of <50 copies/mL was observed in 69% of patients in the DTG group and 66% in the EFV group (crude hazard ratio [CHR] =1.28, 95% CI: 1.08-1.51; Conclusion: The DTG-based regimen demonstrates an improved viral suppression and CD4 cell recovery, and better safety profile compared with the EFV-based regimen for the treatment of HIV-infected patients. A baseline CD4

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