Lifelong antiretroviral therapy or HIV cure: The benefits for the individual patient
AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV(2016)
Abstract
There are an estimated 35 million people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) globally, 19 million of whom are unaware of their HIV status and, in the absence of antiretroviral therapy (ART), will have a shortened life expectancy. Although ART remains the gold standard for treatment of HIV infection, the requirement for lifelong treatment poses multiple challenges for the patient. These include stigma, an untenable pill burden, side effects, and the threat of viral resistance in the case of non-compliance. This review evaluates the challenges of accessing, delivering, and sustaining ART for people living with HIV and will discuss the case for pursuing a goal of HIV cure, the potential benefits of such a cure for the individual patient, and the current potential candidates for such a cure.
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HIV,stigma,pill burden,adherence,cure
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