Sentences with phrase «after antiretroviral therapy»

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The inspiration for the social - media campaign came from the recent WHO HIV / AIDS recommendations that stated that «patients should be put on an antiretroviral therapy of three drugs immediately after diagnosis» and «everyone at risk of becoming infected should be offered protective doses of similar drugs.»

They also studied cells taken from HIV - infected individuals before and after they started antiretroviral therapy, and before and after treatment interruptions.

In that case, six patients suspended antiretroviral therapy for 12 weeks after infusion with zinc finger nuclease — altered CD4 cells.

In these cases, the virus most likely was transmitted just before antiretroviral therapy began or right after it commenced, before treatment had fully suppressed HIV replication.

The patient made an excellent recovery after receiving appropriate treatment — a medication for varicella - zoster virus, along with highly active antiretroviral therapy.

Here, six patients suspended combination antiretroviral therapy for 12 weeks after infusion with altered CD4 cells, so scientists could monitor viral load and the power of the altered immune cells to survive and thrive in the presence of active HIV.

Blood samples from four patients taken both before and after they began antiretroviral therapy revealed that PD - 1 expression dropped in the wake of treatment in the Walker study.

In people with HIV, low vitamin D levels have been linked to thicker carotid arteries as well as a weaker comeback for the immune system after starting antiretroviral therapy.

Systemic Cytokine Levels Do Not Predict CD4 (+) T - Cell Recovery After Suppressive Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in Chronic Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection.

Included were older ones who had survived the AIDS era and younger ones who came up after the advent of antiretroviral therapy.

Studies have also shown that clinicians — as well as pharmacists — and users are concerned about the impact of increased access to EC on sexual risk - taking behaviors and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).8 - 10 Recent research in the field of STI and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention has shown that sexual risk - taking behaviors and unprotected intercourse in men have increased after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy.11, 12 No study has yet tested whether increased access to EC might increase STI risk by affecting sexual behavior, including frequency of intercourse and number of partners.