More than a third of the Portuguese people with HIV / AIDS only start the treatments at a very advanced stage of infection, with increased risks of mortality, an expert warned today Infecciologia at the Hospital of St. John, Oporto, the Lusa news.
"Between 30 to 40 percent of patients are diagnosed late, when you already have a severe immune deficit. At this stage, have a higher risk of cardiovascular and liver problems and are less likely to respond to medication and recover, 'said Rui Marques, a member of the executive committee of a conference on this topic, which was submitted today.
"Between 30 to 40 percent of patients are diagnosed late, when you already have a severe immune deficit. At this stage, have a higher risk of cardiovascular and liver problems and are less likely to respond to medication and recover, 'said Rui Marques, a member of the executive committee of a conference on this topic, which was submitted today.
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