Prolongation and quality of life for HIV-infected adults treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART): a balancing act.

نویسندگان

  • Robert W Burgoyne
  • Darrell H S Tan
چکیده

Advances in highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) options for people living with HIV/AIDS have resulted in decreased morbidity and mortality. To some extent, the role of disease progression in eroding quality of life (QOL) erosion in the pre-HAART age is now supplanted by drug toxicities, one of the Achilles' heels of HAART. This article reviews research findings on treatment and QOL outcomes a decade into the HAART era.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

دوره 61 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008