Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-infected adults and adolescents
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A panel convened by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation recommends guidelines for the treatment of HIV infection. All HIV-positive patients should be offered treatment, even if they do not have symptoms. Treatment should begin when the CD4 T cell count drops below 500 or blood HIV levels exceed 10,000 to 20,000 copies per milliliter. The most effective treatment appears to be a combination of drugs including reverse transcriptase inhibitors and a protease inhibitor. The treatment may have to be altered if the virus develops resistance to it.
Publication Name: Annals of Internal Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0003-4819
Year: 1998
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Building African AIDS care from the ground up
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Brazil has shown the world that it is possible to offer low-cost AIDS drugs to all HIV patients. Brazil also manufactures generic versions of several AIDS drugs, and all AIDS drugs are provided free of charge to patients. It is unclear whether this program can be replicated in Africa, the region most affected by AIDS.
Publication Name: Annals of Internal Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0003-4819
Year: 2003
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