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.

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