Temporary treatment during primary HIV infection does not affect virologic response to subsequent long-term treatment

PLoS One. 2014 Apr 3;9(4):e89639. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089639. eCollection 2014.

Abstract

Temporary cART during primary HIV-infection (PHI) did not select for drug resistance mutations after treatment interruption and did not affect the subsequent virological response to long-term cART. Our data demonstrate that fear of drug resistance development is not a valid argument to refrain from temporary early treatment during PHI.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Resistance, Viral*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy*
  • HIV Infections / genetics
  • HIV Infections / virology*
  • HIV-1 / drug effects*
  • HIV-1 / genetics
  • Humans
  • Long-Term Care
  • Male
  • RNA, Viral / analysis
  • Viral Load / drug effects*

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • RNA, Viral

Grants and funding

There are no current external funding sources for this study.