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01-12-2010 | Poster presentation
HRQoL improves in treatment-naïve HIV-1 subjects initiated on lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) with raltegravir (RAL) or tenofovir/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC)
Authors:
RW Baran, B Dietz, LM Fredrick, M Tian, T Podsadecki
Published in:
Journal of the International AIDS Society
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Special Issue 4/2010
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Excerpt
The clinical status of HIV-1 infected patients initiated on modern anti-retroviral (ARV) therapy is consistently improved as indicated by reduced viral load (VL) and increased CD4+ T-cell count, however, the reported impact on patients' health related quality of life (HRQoL) has been variable. An appropriate assessment of HRQoL response over time in ARV-naïve HIV-1 infected subjects initiated on LPV/r combined with RAL or TDF/FTC could reveal the impact of these therapies on functional status and wellbeing. …