HIV-infected Patients Should Start HAART Sooner, Study Suggests
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 22:21
in Health & Medicine
Under current treatment guidelines, highly active antiretroviral therapy should be considered for HIV-infected patients when their CD4+ T-cell counts fall below 350 cells per cubic millimeter (mm3). However, new epidemiological research suggests that patients with HIV may have less risk of dying if they begin HAART sooner.