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Battling the HIV / AIDS Epidemic: Triumphs and Barriers
Author(s) -
McColl Eliza R.,
Kojovic Dea,
PiquetteMiller Micheline
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1002/cpt.1202
Subject(s) - life expectancy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , disease , medicine , intensive care medicine , antiretroviral therapy , immunology , virology , environmental health , viral load , population , pathology
Worldwide, over 77 million people have been infected by human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ) but its cure remains elusive. Once considered a fatal disease, advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART) have dramatically increased the life expectancy of infected persons. Much progress has been made in the development and utilization of combination ART and preventative pre‐exposure prophylaxis products, however, numerous obstacles prevent eradication. Clinical pharmacologists along with world health organizations continue to play a key role in identifying and implementing strategies to combat this disease.