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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 1(28), p. 35-40, 2009
DOI: 10.1097/inf.0b013e318184eeb9
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Mortality and associated factors after initiation of pediatric antiretroviral treatment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Journal article published in 2009 by
Steven F. J. Callens 
,
Nicole Shabani,
Jean Lusiama,
Patricia Lelo,
Faustin Kitetele,
Robert Colebunders,
Ziya Gizlice,
Andrew Edmonds,
Annelies Van Rie ,
Frieda Behets
,
Nicole Shabani,
Jean Lusiama,
Patricia Lelo,
Faustin Kitetele,
Robert Colebunders,
Ziya Gizlice,
Andrew Edmonds,
Annelies Van Rie ,
Frieda Behets
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE:: We aimed to describe factors associated with mortality among children receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) at a pediatric hospital in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. RESULTS:: Two hundred ninety-nine children, /=2 opportunistic infections before ART initiation, severe immunosuppression as defined by age-specific CD4 count or percentage criteria, hemoglobin