Early Initiation Rather Than Prolonged Duration of Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Infection Contributes to the Normalization of CD8 T-Cell Counts

Conclusions. ART initiated in early HIV infection is associated with improved resolution of CD8 T-cell elevation compared with long-term ART initiated in chronic infection. Early ART may help reduce the risk of non–AIDS-related events by alleviating this elevation.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases - December 24, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Cao, W., Mehraj, V., Trottier, B., Baril, J.-G., Leblanc, R., Lebouche, B., Cox, J., Tremblay, C., Lu, W., Singer, J., Li, T., Routy, J.-P., for the Montreal Primary HIV Infection Study Group, the Montreal Primary HIV Infection Study Group, Vezina, Chares Tags: HIV/AIDS Source Type: research