How HIV treatment could result in effective prevention

Author:

Venkatesh Kartik K1,Lurie Mark N1,Mayer Kenneth H

Affiliation:

1. Department of Community Health, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School, Brown University/Miriam Hospital, RI, USA; Infectious Disease Division, Miriam Hospital, 164 Summit Avenue, Providence, RI 02906, USA

Abstract

As the number of HIV infections continues to surpass treatment capacity, new HIV prevention strategies are imperative. Beyond individual clinical benefits, by rendering an individual less infectious, expanding access to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) could also have a larger public health impact of curbing new HIV infections. Recent guidelines have moved towards initiating HAART at higher CD4 cell counts, thus increasing the number of individuals in need of treatment. A new treatment strategy is wanting that can simultaneously curb the epidemic and provide necessary treatment to those most in need. A recent debate has centered on whether an expansion of free and universal treatment, regardless of CD4 cell count, could be a means of HIV prevention. In light of the growing access to HAART in resource-limited settings and increasing evidence suggesting the clinical and prevention benefits of initiating treatment at higher CD4 cell counts, it is conceivable that, in the future, HAART will be an integral part of both individual-level clinical treatment programs as well as public health-based HIV prevention interventions.

Publisher

Future Medicine Ltd

Subject

Virology

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