Search Abstracts Program


Session 115   Poster Presentations
Determinants of Disease Progression and Mortality
Tuesday 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Hall B
907Relationship Between HIV-1 Viral Subtype, Disease Progression, and Response to Antiretroviral Therapy
P. J. Easterbrook*1, M. Smith1, J. Mullen3, S. OShea3, A. M. Geretti1, S. Murad1, I. Chrystie3, A. M. de Ruiter3, M. Mvere1, B. Kulasegaram3, M. Zuckerman1, The Guys, Kings, and St. Thomas HIV Collaborative Group1
1King's Coll, London, UK and 3St Thomas' Hosp, London, UK
908Determinants of HIV Viral Load in Incident and Prevalent Infections, Rakai, Uganda
R. H. Hray*1, M. J. Wawer2, X. Li1, D. Serwadda3, N. Sewankambo3, T. Lutalo4, N. Kiwanuka5, G. Kigozi5, F. Wabwire-Mangen3, T. Quinn1
1Johns Hopkins Univ, Baltimore, MD; 2Columbia University, New York, NY; 3Makerere Univ, Kamplala, Uganda; 4Uganda Virus Res Inst, Entebbe; and 5Rakai Project, Entebbe, Uganda
909Modelling the Variation of CD4 Cell Count Depending on Virologic Suppression in HIV-infected Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy
I. Kousignian*1, S. Abgrall1, X. Duval2, V. Joly2, D. Descamps2, S. Matheron2, D. Costagliola1, The Clinical Epidemiology Group from the French Hospital Database on HIV3
1INSERM EMI 0214, Paris, France; 2Hosp Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France; and 3France
910Progression to AIDS/Death is Higher in Patients Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy with CD4 Counts below 350 Cells/µL
E. Ferrer*, E. Santamarina, M. Santin, B. Roson, M. J. Barbera, E. Fumero, J. Niubo, D. Podzamczer
Hosp de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
911Rising Mortality Rates among Recent Entrants to Care for HIV Infection
W. Mathews*, E. Barber
Univ of California at San Diego Med Ctr
912Comparison of Rates of Death Due to HIV Disease among U.S. Hispanics of Different National Origins in 2000
R. Selik*
CDC, Atlanta, GA
913Characteristics and Causes of Death Among HIV-infected Patients Who had a Good Immunovirologic Response under HAART: French National Survey "Mortalité 2000"
T. MAY*1, C. LEWDEN2, F. BONNET3, L. HERIPRET4, S. BEVILACQUA1, E. JOUGLA5, P. MORLAT3, G. CHENE2, D. SALMON4, Mortality Study Group
1CHU Nancy, France; 2INSERM U330, Bordeaux, France; 3CHU Bordeaux; 4CHU Cochin, Paris, France; and 5CépiDC Le Vésinet
914HIV Patients have More Thromboembolic Events than Controls Which are Associated with Poorer Survival
S. L. Fultz*1,2, A. C. Justice1,2, K. A. McGinnis1, M. Skanderson1, M. V. Ragni2,3
1Veterans Admin Pittsburgh Hlthcare Sys, PA; 2Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med, PA; and 3Hemophilia Ctr of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA
915The High Cost of Providing Medical Care to Patients Who Present Late (<100/mm3) with HIV Infection
M. J. Gill*, H. B. Krentz, C. M. Auld
Univ of Calgary, Canada
916Assessing Health-related Quality of Life in Routine Clinical Care of HIV-infected Patients
H. Crane*, A. Young, M. Kitahata
Univ of Washington, Seattle
917HIV-related Health Beliefs, Attitudes, and Adherence of Inmates in a Directly Observed Treatment Setting
B. L. Stephenson*1, D. Wohl1, R. D. Hays2, C. E. Golin1, H. Liu2, G. Simpson1, A. H. Kaplan1, N. Kiziah3
1Univ of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; 2Univ of California at Los Angeles; and 3North Carolina Department of Corrections
917aClosing the Gap: Death Rates in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS) Compared to the Swiss Reference Population
C. Jaggy1, B. Ledergerber2, J. von Overbeck1, C. Schwarz1, S. Baumgartner3, M. Rickenbach4, H. Furrer5, A. Telenti6, M. Battegay7, M. Flepp2, P. Vernazza8, E. Bernasconi9, B. Hirschel*10, Swiss HIV Cohort Study
1SwissRe, Zurich; 2Univ Hosp, Zurich; 3Swiss Federal Office of Statistics, Neuchâtel; 4Swiss HIV Cohort Study, Lausanne; 5Univ Hosp, Bern; 6CHUV, Lausanne; 7Univ Hosp, Basel; 8Kantonsspital St Gallen; 9Ospedale civico, Lugano; and 10Univ Hosp, Geneva