Members of the study groups

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French Hospital Database on HIV (FHDH)

Italian Cohort of Antiretroviral-Naive Patients (ICONA)

Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS)

AIDS Therapy Evaluation project Netherlands (ATHENA)

The Multicenter Study Group on EuroSIDA

Collaborations in HIV Outcomes Research US (CHORUS)

Frankfurt HIV Cohort, Germany

Aquitaine Cohort, France

British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV (BCCfE-HIV), Canada

Royal Free Hospital Cohort, London UK

South Alberta Clinic, Canada

Köln / Bonn Cohort, Germany

PISCIS, Catalonia and Balearic islands, Spain*

1917 Clinic Cohort, University of Alabama, Birmingham US*

University of Washington HIV Cohort, Seattle, US*

Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS), Connecticut, US*

HIV Atlanta Veterans Affairs Cohort Study (HAVACS)

CoRIS, Spain

VACH, Spain

Austrian Cohort

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French Hospital Database on HIV (FHDH)

Scientific committee

S Abgrall, F Barin, M Bentata, E Billaud, F Boué, C Burty, A Cabié, D Costagliola, L Cotte, P De Truchis, X Duval, C Duvivier, P Enel, L Fredouille-Heripret, J Gasnault, C Gaud, J Gilquin, S Grabar, C. Katlama, MA Khuong, JM Lang, AS Lascaux, O Launay, A Mahamat, M Mary-Krause, S Matheron, JL Meynard, J Pavie, G Pialoux, F Pilorgé, I Poizot-Martin, C Pradier, J Reynes, E Rouveix, A Simon, P Tattevin, H Tissot-Dupont, JP Viard, N Viget.

DMI2 coordinating center

French Ministry of Health (A Pariente-Khayat, Valérie Salomon), Technical Hospitalisation Information Agency, ATIH (N Jacquemet, A Rivet).

Statistical analysis center

INSERM U720 (S Abgrall, D Costagliola, S Grabar, M Guiguet, I Kousignian, E Lanoy, L Lièvre, M Mary-Krause, V Potard, H Selinger-Leneman) ·

CISIH Paris area

CISIH de Bichat-Claude Bernard (Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard: E Bouvet, B Crickx, JL Ecobichon, C Leport, S Matheron, C Picard-Dahan, P Yeni), CISIH de Paris-Centre Ouest (Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou: D Tisne-Dessus, L Weiss; GH Tarnier-Cochin: D Salmon, D Sicard; Hôpital Saint-Joseph: I Auperin, J Gilquin; Hôpital Necker adultes: L Roudière, JP Viard), CISIH de Paris-Sud (Hôpital Antoine Béclère: F Boué, R Fior; Hôpital de Bicêtre: JF Delfraissy, C Goujard; Hôpital Henri Mondor: C Jung, Ph Lesprit; Hôpital Paul Brousse), CISIH de Paris-Est (Hôpital Saint-Antoine: N Desplanque, JL Meynard, MC Meyohas, O Picard; Hôpital Tenon: J Cadranel, C Mayaud, G Pialoux), CISIH de Pitié-Salpétrière (GH Pitié Salpétrière: F Bricaire, S Herson, C Katlama, A Simon), CISIH de Saint-Louis (Hôpital Saint-Louis: JP Clauvel, JM Decazes, L Gerard, JM Molina; GH Lariboisière-Fernand Widal: M Diemer, P Sellier), CISIH 92 (Hôpital Ambroise Paré: H Berthé, C Dupont; Hôpital Louis Mourier : C Chandemerle, E Mortier; Hôpital Raymond Poincaré: P de Truchis), CISIH 93 (Hôpital Avicenne: M Bentata, P Honoré; Hôpital Jean Verdier: V Jeantils, S Tassi; Hôpital Delafontaine: D Mechali, B Taverne).

CISIH Outside Paris area

CISIH Auvergne-Loire (CHU de Clermont-Ferrand: F Gourdon, H Laurichesse; CHRU de Saint-Etienne: A Fresard, F Lucht); CISIH de Bourgogne-Franche Comté (CHRU de Besançon; CHRU de Dijon; CH de Belfort: P Eglinger, JP Faller; CHRU de Reims); CISIH de Caen (CHRU de Caen: C Bazin, R Verdon), CISIH de Grenoble (CHU de Grenoble), CISIH de Lyon (Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse: A Boibieux, D Peyramond; Hôpital Edouard Herriot: JM Livrozet, JL Touraine; Hôtel-Dieu: L Cotte, C Trepo), CISIH de Marseille (Hôpital de la Conception: I Ravaux, H Tissot-Dupont; Hôpital Nord: JP Delmont, J Moreau; Institut Paoli Calmettes: JA Gastaut; Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite: I Poizot-Martin, F Retornaz, J Soubeyrand; CHG d’Aix-En-Provence: T Allegre, PA Blanc; Centre pénitentiaire des Baumettes: A Galinier, JM Ruiz; CH d’Arles; CH d’Avignon: G Lepeu; CH de Digne Les Bains: P Granet-Brunello; CH de Gap: JP Esterni, L Pelissier; CH de Martigues: R Cohen-Valensi, M Nezri; CHI de Toulon: S Chadapaud, A Laffeuillade), CISIH de Montpellier (CHU de Montpellier: J Reynes; CHG de Nîmes), CISIH de Nancy (Hôpital de Brabois: T May, C Rabaud), CISIH de Nantes (CHRU de Nantes: E Billaud, F Raffi), CISIH de Nice (Hôpital Archet 1: P Pugliese, C Pradier; CHG Antibes Juan les Pins), CISIH de Rennes (CHU de Rennes: C Arvieux, C Michelet), CISIH de Rouen (CHRU de Rouen: F Borsa-Lebas, F Caron), CISIH de Strasbourg (CHRU de Strasbourg: P Fraisse, JM Lang, D Rey; CH de Mulhouse), CISIH de Toulouse (CHU Purpan: E Arlet-Suau, L Cuzin, P Massip, MF Thiercelin Legrand; Hôpital la Grave; CHU Rangueil), CISIH de Tourcoing-Lille (CH Gustave Dron; CH de Tourcoing: Y Yasdanpanah), CISIH de Tours (CHRU de Tours; CHU Trousseau).

Overseas

CISIH de Guadeloupe (CHRU de Pointe-à-Pitre), CISIH de Guyane (CHG de Cayenne: R Pradinaud, M Sobesky), CISIH de Martinique (CHRU de Fort-de-France), CISIH de La Réunion (CHD Félix Guyon: C Gaud, M Contant).

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Italian Cohort of Antiretroviral-Naive Patients (ICONA)

M. Italy: Ancona: M Montroni, G Scalise, MC Braschi, A Riva. Aviano (PN): U Tirelli, F Martellotta. Bari: G Pastore, N Ladisa. Bergamo: F Suter, C Arici. Bologna: F Chiodo, V Colangeli, C Fiorini. Brescia: G Carosi, G Cristini, C Torti, C Minardi, D Bertelli. Busto Arsizio: T Quirino. Cagliari: PE Manconi, P Piano. Catanzaro: L Cosco, A Scerbo. Chieti: J Vecchiet, M D’Alessandro. Como: D Santoro, L Pusterla. Cremona: G Carnevale, S Lorenzotti. Cuggiono: P Viganò, M Mena. Ferrara: F Ghinelli, L Sighinolfi. Firenze: F Leoncini, F Mazzotta, M Pozzi, S Lo Caputo. Foggia: B Grisorio, S Ferrara. Galatina (LE): P Grima, PF Grima. Genova: G Pagano, G Cassola, A Alessandrini, R Piscopo. Grosseto: M Toti, M Trezzi. Latina: F Soscia, L Tacconi. Lecco: A Orani, P Perini. Lucca: A Scasso, A Vincenti. Macerata: F Chiodera, P Castelli. Mantova: A Scalzini, L Palvarini. Milano: M Moroni, A Lazzarin, G Rizzardini, L Caggese, A d’Arminio Monforte, P Cicconi, A Galli, S Merli, C Pastecchia, MC Moioli. Modena: R Esposito, C Mussini. Napoli: N Abrescia, A Chirianni, CM Izzo, M Piazza, M De Marco, R Viglietti, E Manzillo, S Nappa. Palermo: A Colomba, V Abbadessa, T Prestileo, S Mancuso. Parma: C Ferrari, P Pizzaferri. Pavia: G Filice, L Minoli, R Bruno, S Novati. Perugia: F Baldelli, G Camanni. Pesaro: E Petrelli, A Cioppi. Piacenza: F Alberici, A Ruggieri. Pisa: F Menichetti, C Martinelli. Potenza: C De Stefano, A La Gala. Ravenna: G Ballardini, E Rizzo. Reggio Emilia: G Magnani, MA Ursitti. Rimini: M Arlotti, P Ortolani. Roma: R Cauda, F Dianzani, G Ippolito, A Antinori, G Antonucci, M Ciardi, P Narciso, N Petrosillo, V Vullo, A De Luca, M Zaccarelli, R Acinapura, P De Longis, MP Trotta, P Noto, M Lichtner, MR Capobianchi, F Carletti, E Girardi, P Pezzotti, G Rezza. Sassari: MS Mura, M Mannazzu. Torino: P Caramello, G Di Perri, GC Orofino, M Sciandra. Varese: PA Grossi, C Basilico. Verbania: A Poggio, G Bottari. Venezia: E Raise, F Ebo. Vicenza: G Pellizzer, D Buonfrate. Taranto: F Resta, K Loso. London, UK: A Cozzi Lepri.

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Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS)

M. Battegay, E. Bernasconi, J. Böni, HC Bucher, Ph. Bürgisser, A. Calmy, S. Cattacin, M. Cavassini, R. Dubs, M. Egger, L. Elzi, M. Fischer, M. Flepp, A. Fontana, P. Francioli (President of the SHCS, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CH-1011- Lausanne), H. Furrer (Chairman of the Clinical and Laboratory Committee), C. Fux, M. Gorgievski, H. Günthard (Chairman of the Scientific Board), H. Hirsch, B. Hirschel, I. Hösli, Ch. Kahlert, L. Kaiser, U. Karrer, C. Kind, Th. Klimkait, B. Ledergerber, G. Martinetti, B. Martinez, N. Müller, D. Nadal, M. Opravil, F. Paccaud, G. Pantaleo, A. Rauch, S. Regenass, M. Rickenbach (Head of Data Center), C. Rudin (Chairman of the Mother & Child Substudy), P. Schmid, D. Schultze, J. Schüpbach, R. Speck, P. Taffé, A. Telenti, A. Trkola, P. Vernazza, R. Weber, S. Yerly.

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AIDS Therapy Evaluation project Netherlands (ATHENA)

L.A.Gras (bio-statistician), A.I. van Sighem (senior researcher), C. Smit (epidemiologist), F. de Wolf (director)

Treating physicians
(*Site coordinating physicians) Academisch Medisch Centrum bij de Universiteit van Amsterdam - Amsterdam: Dr. J.M. Prins*, Dr. J. Branger, Dr. J.K.M.Eeftinck-Schattenkerk, Dr. S.E. Geerlings, Dr. M.H. Godfried, Drs. E.D. Kerver, Prof. dr. J.M.A. Lange, Dr. K.D. Lettinga, Dr. J.T.M. van der Meer, Dr. F.J.B. Nellen, Drs. D.P. Olszyna, Dr. T. van der Poll, Prof. dr. P. Reiss, Drs. Th.A. Ruys, Drs. R. Steingrover, Drs. M. van der Valk, Drs. J.N. Vermeulen, Drs. S.M.E. Vrouenraets, Dr. M. van Vugt, Dr. F.W.M.N. Wit. Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht - Maastricht: Dr. G. Schreij*, Dr. S. van der Geest, Dr. S. Lowe, Dr. A. Verbon. Catharina Ziekenhuis - Eindhoven: Dr. B. Bravenboer*. Emma Kinderziekenhuis - AMC Amsterdam: Prof. dr. T.W. Kuijpers, Drs. D. Pajkrt, Dr. H.J. Scherpbier. Erasmus MC - Rotterdam: Dr. M.E. van der Ende*, Dr. I.C. Gyssens, Drs. M. van der Feltz, Drs. Mendoca de Melo, Dr. J.L. Nouwen, Dr. B.J.A. Rijnders, Dr. T.E.M.S. de Vries. Erasmus MC - Sophia - Rotterdam: Dr. G. Driessen, Dr. M. van der Flier, Dr. N.G. Hartwig. Haga Ziekenhuis, locatie Leyenburg - Den Haag: Dr. R.H. Kauffmann*, Drs. K. Pogány. Isala Klinieken - Zwolle: Dr. P.H.P. Groeneveld*. Kennemer Gasthuis - Haarlem: Prof. dr. R.W. ten Kate*, Dr. R. Soetekouw. Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum - Leiden: Dr. F.P. Kroon*, Prof. dr. P.J. van den Broek, Prof. dr. J.T. van Dissel, Dr. E.F. Schippers. Medisch Centrum Alkmaar - Alkmaar: Dr. W. Bronsveld* Medisch Centrum Haaglanden - locatie Westeinde - Den Haag: Dr. R. Vriesendorp*, Dr. F.J.F. Jeurissen. Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden - Leeuwarden: Dr. D. van Houte*, Dr. M.B. Polée. Medisch Centrum Rijnmond Zuid - locatie Clara - Rotterdam: Dr. J.G. den Hollander*. Medisch Spectrum Twente - Enschede: Dr. C.H.H. ten Napel*, Dr. G.J. Kootstra. Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis - Amsterdam. Prof. dr. K. Brinkman*, Drs. G.E.L. van den Berk, Dr. W.L. Blok, Dr. P.H.J. Frissen, Drs. W.E.M. Schouten. St. Medisch Centrum Jan van Goyen - Amsterdam: Dr. A. van Eeden*. Slotervaart Ziekenhuis - Amsterdam: Dr. J.W. Mulder*, Dr. E.C.M. van Gorp, Dr. J. Wagenaar. St. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis - Tilburg: Dr. J.R. Juttmann*, Dr. C. van de Heul, Dr. M.E.E. van Kasteren. St. Lucas Andreas Ziekenhuis - Amsterdam: Dr. J. Veenstra*, Dr. W.L.E. Vasmel. Universitair Medisch Centrum St. Radboud - Nijmegen: Dr. P.P. Koopmans*, Drs. C. Bleeker, Dr. R. van Crevel, Prof. dr. R. de Groot, Drs. H.J.M. ter Hofstede, Dr. M. Keuter, Dr. A.J.A.M. van der Ven. Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen - Groningen: Dr. H.G. Sprenger*, Dr. S. van Assen, Dr. J.T.M. van Leeuwen. Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen - Beatrix Kliniek - Groningen: Dr. R. Doedens, Dr. E.H. Scholvinck. Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht - Utrecht: Prof. dr. I.M. Hoepelman*, Dr. M.M.E. Schneider, Prof. dr. M.J.M. Bonten, Prof. dr. J.C.C. Borleffs, Dr. P.M. Ellerbroek, Drs. C.A.J.J. Jaspers, Dr. T. Mudrikova. Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis - UMC Utrecht: Dr. S.P.M. Geelen, Dr. T. Faber, Dr. T.F.W. Wolfs. VU Medisch Centrum - Amsterdam: Prof. dr. S.A. Danner*, Dr. M.A. van Agtmael, Drs. W.F.W. Bierman, Drs. F.A.P. Claessen, M.E. Hillebrand-Haverkort, Dr. R.M. Perenboom, Drs. A. Rijkeboer, Drs. M.G.A. van Vonderen. Ziekenhuis Rijnstate - Arnhem: Dr. C. Richter*, Drs. J. van der Berg, Dr. E.H. Gisolf. Ziekenhuis Walcheren - Vlissingen: Dr. A.A. Tanis*. St. Elisabeth Hospitaal/Stichting Rode Kruis Bloedbank - Willemstad, Curaçao: Dr. A.J. Duits, Dr. K. Winkel.

Virologists
Academisch Medisch Centrum bij de Universiteit van Amsterdam – Amsterdam: Dr. N.K.T. Back, Dr. M.E.G. Bakker, Dr. H.L. Zaaijer. Prof. dr. B. Berkhout, Dr. S. Jurriaans. CLB Stichting Sanquin Bloedvoorziening - Amsterdam: Dr. Th. Cuijpers. Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis - Amsterdam: Dr. P.J.G.M. Rietra, Dr. K.J. Roozendaal. Slotervaart Ziekenhuis - Amsterdam: Drs. W. Pauw, Drs. P.H.M. Smits, Dr. A.P. van Zanten. VU Medisch Centrum – Amsterdam: Dr. B.M.E. von Blomberg, Dr. A. Pettersson, Dr. P. Savelkoul. Ziekenhuis Rijnstate – Arnhem: Dr. C.M.A. Swanink. HAGA, ziekenhuis, locatie Leyenburg - Den Haag: Dr. P.F.H. Franck, Dr. A.S. Lampe. Medisch Centrum Haaglanden, locatie Westeinde - Den Haag: Drs. C.L. Jansen. Streeklaboratorium Twente - Enschede: Dr. R. Hendriks. Streeklaboratorium Groningen - Groningen: Dr. C.A. Benne. Streeklaboratorium Volksgezondheid Kennemerland - Haarlem: Dr. J. Schirm, Dr. D. Veenendaal. Laboratorium voor de Volksgezondheid in Friesland - Leeuwarden: Dr. H. Storm, Drs. J. Weel, Drs. J.H. van Zeijl. Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum - Leiden: Dr. H.C.J. Claas, Prof. dr. A.C.M. Kroes. Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht - Maastricht: Prof. dr. C.A.M.V.A. Bruggeman, Drs. V.J. Goossens. Universitair Medisch Centrum St. Radboud - Nijmegen: Prof. dr. J.M.D. Galama, Dr. W.J.G. Melchers, Dr. Verduyn-Lunel. Erasmus MC - Rotterdam: Dr. G.J.J. van Doornum, Dr. H.G.M. Niesters, Prof. dr. A.D.M.E. Osterhaus, Dr. M. Schutten. St. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis - Tilburg: Dr. A.G.M. Buiting. Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht - Utrecht: Dr. C.A.B. Boucher, Dr. E. Boel, Dr. R. Schuurman. Catharina Ziekenhuis - Eindhoven: Dr. A.F. Jansz, drs. M. Wulf.

Pharmacologists
Medisch Centrum Alkmaar - Alkmaar: Dr. A. Veldkamp. Slotervaart Ziekenhuis - Amsterdam: Prof. dr. J.H. Beijnen, Dr. A.D.R. Huitema. Universitair Medisch Centrum St. Radboud - Nijmegen: Dr. D.M. Burger. Academisch Medisch Centrum bij de Universiteit van Amsterdam – Amsterdam: Drs. H.J.M. van Kan.

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The Multicenter Study Group on EuroSIDA

Argentina (M Losso), A Duran, Hospital JM Ramos Mejia, Buenos Aires. Austria (N Vetter) Pulmologisches Zentrum der Stadt Wien, Vienna. Belarus (I Karpov), A Vassilenko, Belarus State Medical University, Minsk. Belgium (N Clumeck) S De Wit, B Poll, Saint-Pierre Hospital, Brussels; R Colebunders, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp Czech Republic (L Machala) H Rozsypal, Faculty Hospital Bulovka, Prague; D Sedlacek, Charles University Hospital, Plzen. Denmark (J Nielsen) J Lundgren, T Benfield, O Kirk, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen; J Gerstoft, T Katzenstein, A-B E Hansen, P Skinhøj, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen; C Pedersen, Odense University Hospital, Odense. Estonia (K Zilmer) West-Tallinn Central Hospital, Tallinn. France (C Katlama) Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpétière, Paris; J-P Viard, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris; P-M Girard, Hospital Saint-Antoine, Paris; T Saint-Marc, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon; P Vanhems, University Claude Bernard, Lyon; C Pradier, Hôpital de l'Archet, Nice; F Dabis, Unité INSERM, Bordeaux. Germany M Dietrich, C Manegold, Bernhard-Nocht-Institut for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg; J van Lunzen, H-J Stellbrink, Eppendorf Medizinische Kernklinik, Hamburg; S Staszewski, M Bickel, JW Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt; F-D Goebel, Medizinische Poliklinik, Munich; G. Fätkenheuer, Universität Köln, Cologne; J Rockstroh, Universitäts Klinik Bonn; R Schmidt, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover. Greece (J Kosmidis) P Gargalianos, H Sambatakou, J Perdios, Athens General Hospital, Athens; G Panos, A Filandras, E Karabatsaki, 1st IKA Hospital, Athens. Hungary (D Banhegyi) Szent Lásló Hospital, Budapest. Ireland (F Mulcahy) St. James's Hospital, Dublin. Israel (I Yust) D Turner, M Burke, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv; S Pollack, G Hassoun, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa: Z Sthoeger, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot; S Maayan, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem. Italy (A Chiesi) Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome; R Esposito, R Borghi, Università Modena, Modena; C Arici, Ospedale Riuniti, Bergamo; R Pristera, Ospedale Generale Regionale, Bolzano; F. Mazzotta, A Gabbuti, Ospedale S Maria Annunziata, Firenze; Vullo, M Lichtner, University di Roma la Sapienza, Rome; A Chirianni, E Montesarchio, Presidio Ospedaliero AD. Cotugno, Monaldi Hospital, Napoli; G Antonucci, F Iacomi, P Narciso, M Zaccarelli, Istituto Nazionale Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani, Rome; A Lazzarin, R Finazzi, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A D'Arminio Monforte, Osp. L. Sacco, Milan. Latvia (L Viksna) Infectology Centre of Latvia, Riga. Lithuania (S Chaplinskas) Lithuanian AIDS Centre, Vilnius. Luxembourg (R Hemmer), T Staub, Centre Hospitalier, Luxembourg. Netherlands (P Reiss) Academisch Medisch Centrum bij de Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam. Norway (J Bruun) A Maeland, V Ormaasen, Ullevål Hospital, Oslo. Poland (B Knysz) J Gasiorowski, Medical University, Wroclaw; A Horban, Centrum Diagnostyki i Terapii AIDS, Warsaw; D Prokopowicz, A Wiercinska-Drapalo, Medical University, Bialystok; A Boron-Kaczmarska, M Pynka, Medical Univesity, Szczecin; M Beniowski, E Mularska, Osrodek Diagnostyki i Terapii AIDS, Chorzow; H Trocha, Medical University, Gdansk. Portugal (F Antunes) E Valadas, Hospital Santa Maria, Lisbon; K Mansinho, Hospital de Egas Moniz, Lisbon; F Matez, Hospital Curry Cabral, Lisbon. Romania (D Duiculescu) Spitalul de Boli Infectioase si Tropicale: Dr. Victor Babes, Bucarest; A Streinu-Cercel, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Bucarest. Russia E Vinogradova, St Petersburg AIDS Centre; A Rakhmanova, Medical Academy Botkin Hospital, St Petersburg. Serbia & Montenegro (D Jevtovic), The Institute for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Belgrade. Slovakia (M Mokráš) D Staneková, Dérer Hospital, Bratislava. Spain (J González-Lahoz) M Sánchez-Conde, T García-Benayas, L Martin-Carbonero, V Soriano, Hospital Carlos III, Madrid; B Clotet, A Jou, J Conejero, C Tural, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; JM Gatell, JM Miró, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, Barcelona. Sweden (A Blaxhult) Karolinska University Hospital, Solna; A Karlsson, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm; P Pehrson, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge. Switzerland (B Ledergerber) R Weber, University Hospital, Zürich; P Francioli, A Telenti, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne; B Hirschel, V Soravia-Dunand, Hospital Cantonal Universitaire de Geneve, Geneve; H Furrer, Inselspital Bern, Bern. Ukraine (E Kravchenko) N Chentsova, Kyiv Centre for AIDS, Kyiv. United Kingdom (S Barton) St. Stephen's Clinic, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London; AM Johnson, D Mercey, Royal Free and University College London Medical School, London (University College Campus); A Phillips, MA Johnson, A Mocroft, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London (Royal Free Campus); M Murphy, Medical College of Saint Bartholomew's Hospital, London; J Weber, G Scullard, Imperial College School of Medicine at St. Mary's, London; M Fisher, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton; R Brettle, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh. Virology group C Loveday, B Clotet (Central Coordinators) plus ad hoc virologists from participating sites in the EuroSIDA Study. Steering Committee Francisco Antunes; Anders Blaxhult; Nathan Clumeck; Jose Gatell; Andrzej Horban; Anne Johnson; Christine Katlama; Bruno Ledergerber (chair); Clive Loveday; Andrew Phillips; Peter Reiss; Stefano Vella. Coordinating centre staff J Lundgren (project leader), I Gjørup, O Kirk, N Friis-Moeller, A Mocroft, A Cozzi-Lepri, W Bannister, D Mollerup, D Podlevkareva, C Holkmann Olsen, J Kj ær.

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Collaborations in HIV Outcomes Research US (CHORUS)

Stephen Raffanti, Douglas Dieterch, Amy Justice, Stephen Becker, Anthony Scarsella, Gregory Fusco, Bernard Most, Rukmini Balu, Rashida Rana, Robin Beckerman, Theodore Ising, Jennifer Fusco, Renae Irek, Bernadette Johnson, Ashwin Hirani, Edwin DeJesus, Gerald Pierone, Philip Lackey, Chip Irek, Alison Johnson, John Burdick, Saul Leon, Joseph Arch.

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Frankfurt HIV Cohort, Germany

Schlomo Staszewski, Eilke B. Helm, Amina Carlebach, Axel Müller, Annette Haberl, Gabi Nisius, Tessa Lennemann, Christoph Stephan, Markus Bickel, Manfred Mösch, Peter Gute, Leo Locher, Thomas Lutz, Stephan Klauke, Gabi Knecht, Pavel Khaykin (Clinical Group); Hans W. Doerr, Martin Stürmer (Virology Group); Errol Babacan (Scientific Advisor and Data Management); Nils von Hentig (Pharmacology Group).

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Aquitaine Cohort, France

Epidemiology, Methodology

M. Bruyand, G. Chêne, F. Dabis (Principal Investigator), S. Lawson-Ayayi, R. Thiébaut.

Infectious diseases, Internal Medicine

M. Bonarek, F. Bonnal, F. Bonnet, N. Bernard, O. Caubet, L. Caunègre, C. Cazanave, J. Ceccaldi, FA Dauchy, C. De La Taille, S. De Witte, M. Dupon, P. Duffau, H. Dutronc, S. Farbos, C. Greib, D. Lacoste, S. Lafarie, P. Loste, D. Malvy, P. Mercié, P. Morlat, D. Neau, A. Ochoa, JL. Pellegrin, JM. Ragnaud, S. Tchamgoué, JF. Viallard.

Immunology, Virology, Pharmacology, Pharmacovigilance

Immunology: P. Blanco, JF. Moreau. Virology: H. Fleury, ME. Lafon, B. Masquelier, I. Pellegrin. Pharmacology: D. Breilh. Pharmacovigilance: G. Miremont-Salamé.

Data collection

MJ. Blaizeau, M. Decoin, S. Delveaux, C. Hannapier, S. Labarrère, V. Lavignolle-Aurillac, B. Uwamaliya-Nziyumvira.

Data management

S. Geffard, G. Palmer, D. Touchard.

Scientific committee

M. Dupon, M. Longy-Boursier, P. Morlat, JL. Pellegrin, JM. Ragnaud and F. Dabis.

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British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV (BCCfE-HIV), Canada

Linda Akagi, Eirikka Brandson, Eric Druyts, Kim Fernandes Nada Gataric, P Richard Harrigan, Marrianne Harris, Anna Hayden, Robert Hogg, Viviane Lima, Julio Montaner, David Moore, Evan Wood, Benita Yip, and Wen Zhang.

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Royal Free Hospital Cohort, London UK

Clinical: S Bhagani, P Byrne, A Carroll, Z Cuthbertson, A Dunleavy, AM Geretti, B. Heelan, M Johnson, S Kinloch-de Loes, M Lipman, S Madge, N Marshall, D Nair, G Nebbia, B Prinz, L Swaden, M Tyrer, M Youle. Data management: C Chaloner, H Grabowska, J Holloway, J Puradiredja, D Ransom, R Tsintas. Biostatistics/Epidemiology: W Bannister, L Bansi, A Cozzi-Lepri, Z Fox, E Harris, T Hill, F Lampe, R Lodwick, A Mocroft, A Phillips, J Reekie, C Sabin, C Smith. Laboratory: E Amoah, C. Booth, G Clewley, A Garcia Diaz, B Gregory, W Labbett, F Tahami, M Thomas.

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South Alberta Clinic, Canada

John Gill, Ron Read, Hartmut Krentz, Brenda Beckthold

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Köln / Bonn Cohort, Germany

Gerd Fätkenheuer, Jürgen Rockstroh

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PISCIS, Catalonia and Balearic islands, Spain

Coordinators

J. Casabona (CEEISCAT, CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, CIBERESP, Spain) y JM. Miró (Hospital Clínic-Idibaps, Universitat de Barcelona).

Field coordinator

A. Alquézar (CEEISCAT, CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, CIBERESP, Spain).

Steering committee

J. Casabona, A. Esteve, A.Alquézar (CEEISCAT, CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, CIBERESP, Spain); JM. Miró (Hospital Clínic-Idibaps, Universitat de Barcelona); D. Podzamczer (Hospital de Bellvitge de Barcelona); J. Murillas (Hospital Son Dureta de Mallorca).

Scientific committee

A. Romero y C. Agustí (CEEISCAT, CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, CIBERESP, Spain); JM Gatell, F. Agüero (Hospital Clínic-Idibaps, Universitat de Barcelona); C. Tural, B. Clotet (Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona); E. Ferrer (Hospital de Bellvitge de Barcelona); M. Riera (Hospital Son Dureta de Mallorca) F. Segura G. Navarro (Corporació Parc Taulí de Sabadell); L. Force (Hospital de Mataró ); J. Vilaró (Hospital de Vic); A. Masabeu (Hospital de Palamós); I García (Hospital General d´ Hospitalet); M.Guadarrama (Hospital Alt Pened ès de Vilafranca).

Data Management and statistical analysis

A. Esteve, A. Montoliu y N. Ortega (CEEISCAT, CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, CIBERESP, Spain), E. Lazzari (Hospital Cl ínic- Idibaps, Universitat de Barcelona).

Technical support

E. Puchol, (CEEISCAT, CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, CIBERESP, Spain); M. Sanchez (Hospital Clínic- Idibaps, Universitat de Barcelona).

Clinicians

JL Blanco, F. Garcia-Alcaide, E. Martinez, J. Mallolas M. López-Dieguez, JF García-Goez, (Hospital Clínic- Idibaps, Universitat de Barcelona); G. Sirera, J. Romeu, , A. Jou. E. Negredo, C. Miranda, MC Capitan ( Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona); M. Olmo, P. Barragan, M. Saumoy, F. Bolao, C. Cabellos, C. Peña. (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet, Barcelona), M. Sala, M. Cervantes, M Jose Amengual, M. Navarro y E Penelo (Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí), P. Barrufet ( Hospital de Mataró ); M. Guadarrama (Hospital Alt Pened ès de Vilafranca).

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1917 Clinic Cohort, University of Alabama, Birmingham US

Steering Committee
Michael S. Saag, Michael J. Mugavero, James H. Willig, James L. Raper, Jeroan J. Allison, Mirjam-Colette Kempf, Joseph E. Schumacher, Andrew O. Westfall

Faculty Investigators
Hui-Yi Lin, Maria Pisu, Linda Moneyham, David Vance, Laura Bachmann, Susan L Davies, Eta Berner, Edward Acosta, Jennifer King, Richard A. Kaslow

Research Support Team
Karen Savage, Christa Nevin, Frances B. Walton, Malcolm L. Marler, Sarah Lawrence, Barbara Files-Kennedy, D. Scott Batey

Informatics Team
Manoj A. Patil, Ujavala Patil, Mohit Varshney, Eugene Gibson, Alfredo Guzman, Dustin Rinehart

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University of Washington HIV Cohort, Seattle, US

Mari Kitahata

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Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS), Connecticut, US

PI and Co-PI: AC Justice, DA Fiellin. Scientific Officer (NIAAA): K Bryant

Data included represents entire VA national network

Core Faculty

K Mattocks (Deputy Director), S Braithwaite, C Brandt, R Cook, J Conigliaro, K Crothers, J Chang, S Crystal, N Day, J Erdos, M Freiberg, M Kozal, M Gaziano, M Gerschenson, B Good, A Gordon, J Goulet, K Kraemer, J Lim, S Maisto, P Miller, P O'Connor, R Papas, C Rinaldo, M Roberts, J Samet

Validation sites

Atlanta (D. Rimland, C Jones-Taylor), Baltimore (KA Oursler, R Titanji), Bronx (S Brown, S Garrison), Houston (M Rodriguez-Barradas, N Masozera), Los Angeles (M Goetz, D Leaf), Manhattan-Brooklyn (M Simberkoff, D Blumenthal, J Leung), Pittsburgh (A Butt, E Hoffman), and Washington DC (C Gibert, R Peck)

Staff

D Cohen, A Consorte, K Gordon, F Kidwai, F Levin, K McGinnis, M Rambo, J Rogers, M Skanderson, F Whitsett

Funded by

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (2U10 AA 13566); National Institute on Aging (K23 G00826); Robert Wood Johnson Generalist Faculty Scholar Award; an Inter- Agency Agreement between National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Mental Health, and the Veterans Health Administration; the VHA Office of Research and Development; and, VHA Public Health Strategic Health Care Group.

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HIV Veterans Affairs Cohort Study (HAVACS)

Principal Investigators: Jodie Guest and David Rimland

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CoRIS

Steering committee

Juan Berenguer, Julia del Amo, Federico García, Félix Gutiérrez, Pablo Labarga, Santiago Moreno, María Ángeles Muñoz.

Field work, data management and statistical analyses

Ana María Caro-Murillo, Paz Sobrino, Santiago Pérez-Cachafeiro

BioBank

María Ángeles Muñoz, Isabel García Pilar Martínez

Hospitals

Hospital Universitario de Canarias (Santa Cruz de Tenerife): Juan Luis Gómez Sirvent, Patricia Rodríguez, María Remedios Alemán Valls, María del Mar Alonso Socas, Ana María López Lirola, María Inmaculada Hernández Hernández, Carlos Hernández Calzadilla. Hospital Carlos III (Madrid): Vicente Soriano, Pablo Labarga, Pablo Barreiro, Carol Castañares, Pablo Rivas, Andrés Ruiz, Francisco Blanco, Pilar García, Mercedes de Diego. Hospital Doce de Octubre (Madrid): Rafael Rubio, Federico Pulido, Víctor Moreno Cuerda, Concepción Cepeda, Rafael Hervás. Hospital Donostia (San Sebastián): José Antonio Iribarren, Julio Arrizabalaga, María José Aramburu, Xabier Camino, Francisco Rodríguez-Arrondo, Miguel Ángel von Wichmann, Lidia Pascual Tomé, Miguel Ángel Goenaga Hospital General Universitario de Elche (Elche): Félix Gutiérrez, Mar Masiá, José Manuel Ramos, Sergio Padilla, Victoria Sánchez-Hellín, Enrique Bernal, Clara Escolano, Fernando Montolio, Yolanda Peral.Hospital Gregorio Marañón (Madrid): Juan Berenguer, Juan Carlos López Bernaldo de Quirós, Pilar Miralles, Jaime Cosín Ochaíta, Matilde Sánchez Conde, Isabel Gutiérrez Cuellar, Margarita Ramírez Schacke, Belén Padilla Ortega Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII (Tarragona): Francesc Vidal, Marta Sanjuan, Joaquín Peraire, Sergio Veloso, Consuelo Viladés, Miguel López-Dupla, Montserrat Olona. Hospital de la Princesa (Madrid): Ignacio de los Santos, Jesús Sanz Sanz. Hospital San Pedro (Logroño): José Antonio Oteo, José Ramón Blanco, Valvanera Ibarra, Luis Metola, Mercedes Sanz, Laura Pérez-Martínez. Hospital de Navarra (Pamplona): Julio Sola, Javier Uriz, Jesús Castiello, Jesús Reparaz, María Jesús Arriaza, Carmen Irigoyen. Hospital Ramón y Cajal (Madrid): Santiago Moreno, Antonio Antela, José Luis Casado, Fernando Dronda, Ana Moreno, María Jesús Pérez Elías, Dolores López, Carolina Gutiérrez, Beatriz Hernández, María Pumares, Paloma Martí. Hospital San Cecilio (Granada): Federico García García, José Hernández Quero, Alejandro Peña Monje, Leopoldo Muñoz Medina, Jorge Parra Ruiz. Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío (Sevilla): Manuel Leal, Luis Fernando López-Cortés, Mónica Trastoy, Rosario Mata Alcázar-Caballero.

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