Antiretroviral therapy: when to start

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2014 Sep;28(3):403-20. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2014.05.004.

Abstract

In this article, the scientific evidence and professional guidelines regarding the timing of antiretroviral therapy initiation are reviewed, with discussion of the increasingly persuasive evidence in favor of starting treatment early in the course of human immunodeficiency virus disease.

Keywords: Antiretroviral; CD4; Human immunodeficiency virus; Initiation; Start; Therapy; Timing.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Retroviral Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / methods*
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy*
  • HIV Infections / immunology
  • HIV Infections / pathology
  • Humans
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Anti-Retroviral Agents