Archive for March 26th, 2008

26 Mar

Antiretroviral Therapy - Changing Therapy - part4

Criteria for Changing Therapy

Less than a 0.5–0.75 log reduction in plasma HIV RNA by 4 weeks following initiation of therapy, or less than a 1 log reduction by 8 weeks;
Failure to suppress plasma HIV RNA to undetectable levels within 4–6 months of initiating therapy.
Repeated detection of virus in plasma after initial suppression to undetectable levels, [...]

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