%0 Journal Article %J BMC infectious diseases %D 2013 %T Effectiveness of first-line antiretroviral therapy and correlates of longitudinal changes in CD4 and viral load among HIV-infected children in Ghana. %A Barry, Oliver %A Powell, Jonathan %A Renner, Lorna %A Bonney, Evelyn Y %A Prin, Meghan %A Ampofo, William %A Kusah, Jonas %A Goka, Bamenla %A Sagoe, Kwamena W C %A Shabanova, Veronika %A Paintsil, Elijah %K Adolescent %K Anti-HIV Agents %K CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes %K Child %K Child, Preschool %K Drug Resistance, Viral %K Female %K Ghana %K HIV Infections %K HIV-1 %K Humans %K Infant %K Longitudinal Studies %K Male %K Prospective Studies %K Treatment Outcome %K Viral Load %P 476 %R 10.1186/1471-2334-13-476 %V 13 %X Antiretroviral therapy (ART) scale-up in resource-limited countries, with limited capacity for CD4 and HIV viral load monitoring, presents a unique challenge. We determined the effectiveness of first-line ART in a real world pediatric HIV clinic and explored associations between readily obtainable patient data and the trajectories of change in CD4 count and HIV viral load. %8 2013