Use of once-daily raltegravir-based HAART in HIV-infected injection drug users
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Methods We evaluated HIV-infected IDUs attending an inner city clinic in Vancouver who were receiving RGV-based HAART and methadone within a directly observed therapy program. Follow-up was according to clinical standards, with changes in methadone dose being made as required to achieve clinical stabilization within the first month of HAART. The change in methadone dosing associated with the initiation of HAART was calculated as the difference between the postand pre-HAART methadone doses. The most recent on treatment CD4 cell count and HIV plasma viral load were used to evaluate HAART efficacy after initiation of therapy.
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