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Can You Ever Stop Haart
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Ask the Experts
should I stop HAART to begin HepC therapy?I began HAART treatment 1-1/2 years ago on a regimen of Tenofovir, ABC/3TC Combo and Virmaune and have done spendidly well, (my CD4 count was 154 and my viral load was 25,000 copies when I started, now my CD4 count is 480 and my viral load has been...
Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.
Tufts University School of Medicine
It is great news that you have done so well on your HAART regimen and that your CD4 count has responded so well. I agree with your physician however, that the high liver enzymes are cause for concern. Your elevated liver enzymes may have a variety...
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stopping HAART in asymptomatic patientsSince there are experts that advise witholding HAART in asymptomatic patients, should I stop... Read more »STOP HAARTI am positive since 1991. My lowest CD4 was 450. I was infected Hepatic C too. Since 2000 I was on... Read more »
Articles
Stopping Your HAART?Perhaps the most sobering statement of the entire conference was that of British physician Dr. Brian Gazzard, who said, "The patients who have done best are those who have lived long enough to realize that my previous advice was incorrect." (He was... Read more »
Initial HAART With a PI Versus a NNRTI: Discrepancies Between Direct and Indirect Meta-AnalysesRoger Chou of Oregon Health and Science University and colleagues reviewed 12 trials over 24 weeks comparing non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based highly active antiretroviral treatment, which can sometimes be administered once... Read more »
HIV Persistence in Patients on HAART: Re-Evaluating Prospects for EradicationPlenary moderator: Good morning, and first, congratulations to the award recipient, and it is my pleasure to introduce the first speaker for the plenary session this morning. Dr. Robert Siliciano is a member of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute... Read more »
During First 45 Days Post HAART Initiation Patients Hospitalized Most Often for Non-AIDS-Defining InfectionsMy name is Steve Berry, and I'm with Johns Hopkins University. I'm presenting the results of a prospective observational study showing the reasons for hospitalizations in HIV-infected patients after HAART initiation. We looked at 2,000 people in... Read more »
Connect With Others
Stopping Therapy for Mycobaterium Avium Infection
Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies
Within the past month and a half, my partner has become sick. He has consistantly [consisted] tested negative for HIV. He has been diagnosed with a mycobacterium avium infection in his bone marrow. Unfortunately the treatment looks pretty harsh from...
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Personal opinion about HAART Treatment
Posted by TwinsDad, 1 Reply
Hi,I was recently infected and I was wondering for people that have been using HAART, What is your personal opinion about the treatment? How long do you think that we will have to use it? Please, let me know. Thank you in advance for all your... Read more » CDC says HAART is to blaim
Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies
From 1992 through 2000, we observed a total of 7188deaths, 4870 (68%) during the pre-HAART period, and 2318 (32%) during the HAART period. Compared with the pre-HAART period, proportions of deaths with the following conditions Deaths from... Read more »
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