Opportunistic Infections

Experienced Physicians Are More Aggressive in Treating HIV

Published in AIDS Weekly, February 10th, 1997

Physicians who are experienced in treating patients with HIV disease are more likely to begin treatment with antiretroviral therapy early in the disease and also are more likely to treat opportunistic infections appropriately, researchers at the Community Consortium have reported.

"We looked at whether there were differences in how physicians who treat people with HIV prescribed treatment," said Thomas Mitchell, M.P.H., Community Consortium. "We found that those with more experience were more likely to intervene early and to be more aggressive in the use of combination therapies. There appears to be a new paradigm in this disease to hit early and hit hard, and the...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (1997-02-10)

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