Earlier HIV Treatment Lengthens Survival: More Compelling Evidence

Friday, April 3, 2009 - 15:28 in Health & Medicine

Starting antiretroviral treatment earlier than current US recommendations lengthened survival, according to new research. The study found that not starting HIV patients at a CD4 count greater than 500 cells per cubic millimeter increased risk of death by 94 percent.

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