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Strategies for Managing Opportunistic Infections

Introduction Opportunistic Infections and HIV Disease Preventing Infections in the First Place Treating Infections as They Occur Preventive Treatment for OIs Maintenance Therapy A Final Word on Strategies for Managing Opportunistic Infections List of AIDS-Defining OIs from the Centers for Disease Control Introduction HIV ( human immunodeficiency virus ) infects the cells of your body's immune system. It then impairs how...

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DOES size matter??? CDC FACT SHEET -- EFFECT OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY ON THE RISK OF SEXUAL TRANSMISSION OF HIV AND SUPERINFECTION, 2009)

I'm a gay male form Vermont, 54, have been pos 22 years and finally, after all of the myriad meds, highs and lows and being brought back from the abyss in the mid 90's, have tested undetectable during the past year. It feels good. And...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,There is no question that being on effective combination antiretroviral therapy that drives HIV plasma viral load to undetectable levels significantly decreases the risk of HIV transmission. However, and this is a very big however, it does not... Read more »

Prevalence of antiretroviral therapy in the U.S.A. / transmission risk

Dr. Frascino,First let me say that I admire the work you do in educating the public on this issue.I have a twofold question for you concerning the real probability of becoming infected with HIV via a single heterosexual encounter. This question is...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,When effective combination antiretroviral therapy is used consistently and drives the plasma HIV viral load to undetectable levels for at least six months, it is indeed true that the risk of HIV transmission is significantly decreased; however,... Read more »

Health strategies after starting HAART

I was diagnosed +ve in Jan 2002, started therapy (AZT, DDI, EFV) and have responded well (viral load down to <100 and CD4 up 80). 1) What key strategies should be followed to maximise life expectancy ? (2) Is there any relationship between being...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your comments and questions.The best things to do to improve the likelihood of long-term disease-free survival on HAART are to firstly, find the best way to maximize adherence. Missed doses clearly translate into increased risk of drug... Read more »

kidney disease and combination therapy

A hiv+ friend suffers from IGA nephropathy (kidney disease) which he had before hiv infection. He has been treating the hiv with AZT but his viral load has now sky-rocketed to 780,000. His doctor wants him to start taking a combination of a protease...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

Is your friend's doctor saying that the antiretrovirals will cause kidneyfailure, or that his kidney disease will do it? Neither makes sense to me,though I don't know the details of your friend's case. IgA nephropathy doesnot... Read more »

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Looking for Newly Infected adults for study

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Johns Hopkins Acute and Early Seroconverter Studies (ACES) are looking for people who have been infected within the past year. Our study aims to determine whether an immediate course of one year of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) slows... Read more »

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