Benefits and risks of rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy

Ford, Nathan; Migone, Chantal; Calmy, Alexandra; Kerschberger, Bernhard; Kanters, Steve; Nsanzimana, Sabin; Mills, Edward J; Meintjes, Graeme; Vitoria, Marco; Doherty, Meg; Shubber, Zara

doi:10.1097/QAD.0000000000001671

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English

Benefits and risks of rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy

ContributorsFord, Nathan; Migone, Chantal; Calmy, Alexandra

; Kerschberger, Bernhard; Kanters, Steve; Nsanzimana, Sabin; Mills, Edward J; Meintjes, Graeme; Vitoria, Marco; Doherty, Meg; Shubber, Zara

Published inAIDS, vol. 32, no. 1, p. 17-23

Publication date2018

Abstract

Recent attention has focused on the question of how quickly antiretroviral therapy (ART) should be started once HIV diagnosis is confirmed. We assessed whether rapid ART initiation improves patient outcomes.

Keywords

Anti-Retroviral Agents/administration & dosage
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active/methods
HIV Infections/drug therapy
Humans
Risk Assessment
Secondary Prevention
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

Research groups

VIH/SIDA (930)

Citation (ISO format)

FORD, Nathan et al. Benefits and risks of rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy. In: AIDS, 2018, vol. 32, n° 1, p. 17–23. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001671

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Identifiers

PID : unige:115932
DOI : 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001671
PMID : 29112073

Journal ISSN0269-9370

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Benefits and risks of rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy

Recent attention has focused on the question of how quickly antiretroviral therapy (ART) should be started once HIV diagnosis is confirmed. We assessed whether rapid ART initiation improves patient outcomes.

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