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Recent advances: HIV infection II

1997; BMJ; Volume: 314; Issue: 7080 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/bmj.314.7080.579

0959-8138

C. Beiser,

Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research

Despite recent impressive advances in antiretroviral therapy and the hope they bring for further delaying the onset of AIDS and even for cure of HIV infection, we are left with the need to prevent and treat the opportunistic complications that come with a diagnosis of AIDS.Worldwide, most people infected with HIV do not have access to antiretroviral drugs or to treatment and prophylaxis for many of the complications of HIV infection.In the developing world, therefore, prevention of HIV infection is receiving attention.This article summarises some recent advances in the aetiology, treatment, and prophylaxis of the opportunistic complications of HIV infection as well as progress in HIV prevention in the developing world.