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ArticleClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2024

Evolution of CD4 T-Cell Count With Age in a Cohort of Young People Growing Up With Perinatally Acquired Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Hannah Castro, Caroline Sabin, Intira Jeannie Collins, Hajra Okhai, Katrine Schou Sandgaard, Katia Prime, Caroline Foster, Marthe Le Prevost, Siobhan Crichton, Nigel Klein and 3 more

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Article in Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 8 institutions in 2 countries.

Hannah CastroInstitute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at University College London, University College London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-9086-8687
Caroline SabinInstitute for Global Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Intira Jeannie CollinsInstitute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at University College London, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Hajra OkhaiInstitute for Global Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Katrine Schou SandgaardDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Katia PrimeDepartment of Genitourinary Medicine, St George's University Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Caroline FosterDepartment of Paediatric Infectious DIseases, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Marthe Le PrevostInstitute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at University College London, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Siobhan CrichtonInstitute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at University College London, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Nigel KleinInfection, Immunity and Inflammation, University College London, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom.
Ali JuddInstitute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at University College London, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Collaborative HIV Paediatric Study
UK Collaborative HIV Cohort Study
MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL · GBGreat Ormond Street Hospital · GBUniversity of London · GBNational Health Service · GBUniversity College London · GBImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust · GBNational Institute for Health Research · GBAarhus University Hospital · DK

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_UU_00004/03Medical Research Council MC_UU_12023/26Medical Research Council MR/M004236/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent studies have shown a decrease in CD4 count during adolescence in young people with perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus (HIV, PHIV).

methodsYoung people with PHIV in the United Kingdom, followed in the Collaborative HIV Paediatric Study who started antiretroviral therapy (ART) from 2000 onward were included. Changes in CD4 count over time from age 10 to 20 years were analyzed using mixed-effects models, and were compared to published CD4 data for the gerneral population. Potential predictors were examined and included demographics, age at ART start, nadir CD4 z score (age-adjusted) in childhood, and time-updated viral load.

resultsOf 1258 young people with PHIV included, 669 (53%) were female, median age at ART initiation was 8.3 years, and the median nadir CD4 z score was -4.0. Mean CD4 count was higher in young people with PHIV who started ART before age 10 years and had a nadir CD4 z score ≥-4; these young people with PHIV had a decline in CD4 count after age 10 that was comparable to that of the general population. Mean CD4 count was lower in young people with PHIV who had started ART before age 10 and had a nadir CD4 z score <-4; for this group, the decline in CD4 count after age 10 was steeper over time.

conclusionsIn children, in addition to starting ART at an early age, optimizing ART to maintain a higher CD4 z score during childhood may be important to maximizing immune reconstitution later in life.

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Anti-HIV AgentsHIV InfectionsAdolescentCD4 Lymphocyte CountCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesChildFemaleHIVHumansMaleViral LoadYoung AdultAnti-HIV AgentsadultCD4 T cellchildHIVperinatal

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PMID37820036
PMCPMC10954325
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