Open AccessUntreated HIV Infection Is Associated With Higher Blood Alcohol Levels
Author(s) -
Elinore F. McCanceKatz,
Paula J. Lum,
George Beatty,
Valerie A. Gruber,
Marion G. Peters,
Petrie M. Rainey
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e318256625f
Subject(s) - medicine , alcohol , placebo , regimen , alcohol abuse , pharmacokinetics , dosing , adverse effect , psychiatry , pathology , biology , biochemistry , alternative medicine
Alcohol abuse has been associated with HIV/AIDS progression, but the effects of HIV infection and treatment on alcohol exposure have not been explored to date. This pilot study examines the relationship of untreated HIV infection to blood alcohol concentrations (BAC) relative to BAC after initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART).