Prevention of HIV Transmission and the HPTN 052 Study.

This study, in conjunction with similar research, led to significant changes in international HIV treatment guidelines and the concept of treatment as prevention (TasP). This article provides the scientific background and history of how HPTN 052 came into being, the challenges it faced, and the ultimate impact it had on the fields of HIV treatment and prevention. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Medicine, Volume 71 is January 27, 2020. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates. PMID: 31652410 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annual Review of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Annu Rev Med Source Type: research