Safety and Effectiveness of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy during the First Year of Treatment in HIV-1 Infected Rwandan Children: A Prospective Study

Philippe R. Mutwa; Kimberly R. Boer; Brenda Asiimwe-Kateera; Diane Tuyishimire; Narcisse Muganga; Joep M. A. Lange; Janneke van de Wijgert; Anita Asiimwe; Peter Reiss; Sibyl P. M. Geelen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0111948

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Safety and Effectiveness of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy during the First Year of Treatment in HIV-1 Infected Rwandan Children: A Prospective Study

Philippe R. Mutwa ,

* E-mail: mutwaph@gmail.com

Affiliations Kigali University Teaching Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Kigali, Rwanda, Department of Global Health and Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Kimberly R. Boer,

Affiliations Department of Global Health and Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Biomedical Research, Epidemiology Unit, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Brenda Asiimwe-Kateera,

Affiliation Department of Global Health and Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Diane Tuyishimire,

Affiliation Outpatients Clinic, Treatment and Research on HIV/AIDS Centre, Kigali, Rwanda
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Narcisse Muganga,

Affiliation Kigali University Teaching Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Kigali, Rwanda
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Joep M. A. Lange,

Affiliation Department of Global Health and Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Janneke van de Wijgert,

Affiliations Department of Global Health and Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United of Kingdom, Rinda Ubuzima, Kigali, Rwanda
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Anita Asiimwe,

Affiliation Ministry of Health of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
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Peter Reiss,

Affiliation Department of Global Health and Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Sibyl P. M. Geelen

Affiliations Department of Global Health and Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Safety and Effectiveness of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy during the First Year of Treatment in HIV-1 Infected Rwandan Children: A Prospective Study

Philippe R. Mutwa,
Kimberly R. Boer,
Brenda Asiimwe-Kateera,
Diane Tuyishimire,
Narcisse Muganga,
Joep M. A. Lange,
Janneke van de Wijgert,
Anita Asiimwe,
Peter Reiss,
Sibyl P. M. Geelen

Published: November 3, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111948

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