Increasing Safety of HIV-Exposed Newborns by Combining Antiretroviral Prophylaxis

Combined HIV antiretroviral post-exposure prophylaxis treatment is effective for exposed infants. However, close observation is needed to ensure all is well.

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The World of Antiretrovirals

In the 1980’s diagnosis with HIV was a death sentence. In 1995 in the USA, it was the highest cause of death in the age range 25-44 years. Nowadays HIV is a life sentence, but a relatively painless one. Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) has ensured that the virus is kept locked away in the host DNA,… Continue reading →