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Study shows promise for simplified treatment of HIV infection

Published in AIDS Weekly and Law, September 7th, 2006

A preliminary study indicates that using a single boosted protease inhibitor instead of the standard regimen of 3 drugs for maintenance therapy may be an effective treatment for select patients with HIV infection, according to a study in a recent issue of Journal of the American Medical Association, a theme issue on HIV/AIDS.

Susan Swindells, MBBS, of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, presented the findings of the study at a JAMA media briefing at the International AIDS Conference in Toronto.

The long-term adverse effects, expense, and difficulty of sustained adherence to multidrug antiretroviral regimens have prompted studies...

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