Burkitt's lymphoma : the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the outcome of treatment

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dc.contributor.authorHesseling, P. B.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKouya, F.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKatayi, E.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMbah, G.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWharin, P.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-28T06:26:30Z
dc.date.available2019-11-28T06:26:30Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionCITATION: Hesseling, P. B. et al. 2018. Burkitt's lymphoma : the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the outcome of treatment. South African Medical Journal, 108(2):84-85, doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i2.12441.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
dc.description.abstractThe prevalence of HIV in Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL) patients and the outcome of treatment in Cameroon were unknown. Records of all patients diagnosed with BL at three Cameroon Baptist Convention hospitals were reviewed to ascertain the recorded HIV status and outcome of treatment. Of 979 patients diagnosed with BL, 717 were tested for HIV and 11 (1.5%) were HIV-positive. Three of eight patients treated with both cyclophosphamide (CPM)-based chemotherapy and antiretrovirals were alive at 62, 96 and 111 months, respectively. The HIV rate was comparable to that of 1% for the general population of children aged <15 years. Low-cost high-frequency CPM was the only available treatment option for BL and was associated with 37.5% long-term survival in a resource-limited setting.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/view/12190
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent2 pages
dc.identifier.citationHesseling, P. B. et al. 2018. Burkitt's lymphoma : the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the outcome of treatment. South African Medical Journal, 108(2):84-85, doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i2.12441.
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i2.12441
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/106883
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth & Medical Publishing Group
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dc.subjectBurkitt's lymphomaen_ZA
dc.subjectHIV infections -- Cameroonen_ZA
dc.subjectBurkitt's lymphoma -- Treatmenten_ZA
dc.titleBurkitt's lymphoma : the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the outcome of treatmenten_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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