NOT ALL ARE LOST: INTERRUPTED LABORATORY MONITORING, EARLY DEATH, AND LOSS TO FOLLOW-UP (LTFU) IN A LARGE SOUTH AFRICAN TREATMENT PROGRAM.

Not all are lost: interrupted laboratory monitoring, early death, and loss to follow-up (LTFU) in a large South African treatment program.

Many HIV treatment programs in resource-limited settings are plagued by high rates of loss to follow-up (LTFU).Most studies have not distinguished between those who briefly interrupt, but return to care, and those more chronically lost to follow-up.We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 11,397 adults initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in

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Finite Element Analysis of Mechanical Stability of Ceramic Acetabular Components and Evaluation of ROM in Articulating Hip Joints

Ceramic articular surfaces are now widely used as total hip replacements for young and active patients.However, while a&d ej-123 the excellent tribological properties and high biocompatibility of ceramic articular surfaces prevent loosening and osteolysis, their high stiffness and low ductility occasionally result in ceramic surface fractures.There

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