@article {4724, title = {Mortality in patients with HIV-1 infection starting antiretroviral therapy in South Africa, Europe, or North America: a collaborative analysis of prospective studies.}, journal = {PLoS medicine}, volume = {11}, year = {2014}, month = {2014 Sep}, pages = {e1001718}, abstract = {High early mortality in patients with HIV-1 starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa, compared to Europe and North America, is well documented. Longer-term comparisons between settings have been limited by poor ascertainment of mortality in high burden African settings. This study aimed to compare mortality up to four years on ART between South Africa, Europe, and North America.}, keywords = {Adult, Anti-HIV Agents, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Cohort Studies, Cooperative Behavior, Europe, Female, Follow-Up Studies, HIV Infections, HIV-1, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mortality, North America, Prospective Studies, South Africa}, issn = {1549-1676}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pmed.1001718}, author = {Boulle, Andrew and Schomaker, Michael and May, Margaret T and Hogg, Robert S and Shepherd, Bryan E and Monge, Susana and Keiser, Olivia and Lampe, Fiona C and Giddy, Janet and Ndirangu, James and Garone, Daniela and Fox, Matthew and Ingle, Suzanne M and Reiss, Peter and Dabis, Francois and Costagliola, Dominique and Castagna, Antonella and Ehren, Kathrin and Campbell, Colin and Gill, M John and Saag, Michael and Justice, Amy C and Guest, Jodie and Crane, Heidi M and Egger, Matthias and Sterne, Jonathan A C} }