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Statin use and all-cause mortality in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract

BackgroundIt is unknown whether statin use among people living with HIV results in a reduction in all-cause mortality. We aimed to evaluate the effect of statin use on all-cause mortality among people living with HIV.MethodsWe conducted comprehensive literature searches of Medline, Embase, CINAHL, the Cochrane Library, and cross-references up to April 2018. We included randomised, quasi-randomised trials and prospective cohort studies that …

Authors

Uthman OA; Nduka C; Watson SI; Mills EJ; Kengne AP; Jaffar SS; Clarke A; Moradi T; Ekström A-M; Lilford R

Journal

BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol. 18, No. 1,

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

December 2018

DOI

10.1186/s12879-018-3162-1

ISSN

1471-2334