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During the past decade, advances in antiretroviral therapy have led to decreases in morbidity and mortality for people infected with HIV. Population-based studies have reported a 3- to 10-fold improvement in survival with successful HIV treatment, and a computer-generated model suggests that the life expectancy for HIV-infected individuals is now 24.2 years from the time of entering care (ACC Nov 20 2006).
To estimate survival time and age-specific mortality rates for HIV-infected persons compared with the general population in Denmark, investigators used data from the Danish HIV Cohort Study and the Danish Civil Registration System. A total of 3990 HIV-infected individuals were matched for gender, date of birth, and municipality of residenc…