Open AccessHow does the timing of antiretroviral therapy initiation in acute infection affect HIV reservoirs?
Author(s) -
Jintanat Ananworanich,
Karine Dubé,
Nicolas Chomont
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
current opinion in hiv and aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1746-6318
pISSN - 1746-630X
DOI - 10.1097/coh.0000000000000122
Subject(s) - antiretroviral therapy , affect (linguistics) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , intensive care medicine , virology , viral load , psychology , communication
The long-lived viral reservoir is a major obstacle to achieving a cure for HIV. Therapeutic strategies, such as early antiretroviral therapy (ART), may be a prerequisite to achieving long-term control of viral replication upon ART withdrawal.