@article {1996, title = {Alternative antiretroviral monitoring strategies for HIV-infected patients in east Africa: opportunities to save more lives?}, journal = {Journal of the International AIDS Society}, volume = {14}, year = {2011}, month = {2011}, pages = {38}, abstract = {Updated World Health Organization guidelines have amplified debate about how resource constraints should impact monitoring strategies for HIV-infected persons on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). We estimated the incremental benefit and cost effectiveness of alternative monitoring strategies for east Africans with known HIV infection.}, keywords = {Africa, Eastern, Anti-HIV Agents, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Computer Simulation, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Drug Monitoring, HIV Infections, Humans, Treatment Outcome, Viral Load}, issn = {1758-2652}, doi = {10.1186/1758-2652-14-38}, author = {Braithwaite, R Scott and Nucifora, Kimberly A and Yiannoutsos, Constantin T and Musick, Beverly and Kimaiyo, Sylvester and Diero, Lameck and Bacon, Melanie C and Wools-Kaloustian, Kara} }