Report of the NIH Panel To Define Principles of Therapy of HIV Infection

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U.S. National Institutes of Health

Report of the NIH Panel To Define Principles of Therapy of HIV Infection

Table of Contents

Updated April 24, 1998

Preface
Panel Members
Summary
Introduction
Summary of the Principles of Therapy of HIV Infection
Scientific Principles
Scientific Background
References
Appendices
- Table. Characteristics of plasma HIV RNA assays
- Figure 1. Generalized time course of HIV infection and disease
- Figure 2. AIDS-free survival by baseline plasma HIV RNA and CD4+ T cell levels
- Figure 3. Association between rates of decline of CD4+ T cell counts and baseline plasma HIV RNA level
- Figure 4. Probability of AIDS by baseline HIV RNA level and CD4+ T cell count
- Figure 5. Rate of decline of plasma HIV RNA concentration after initiation of potent combination antiretroviral therapy

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