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| Demarchi,Izabel Galhardo; Cardozo,Daniela Maira; Aristides,Sandra Mara Alessi; Moliterno,Ricardo Alberto; Silveira,Thaís Gomes Verzignassi; Cardoso,Rosilene Fressatti; Bertolini,Dennis Armando; Svidzinski,Terezinha Inez Estivalet; Teixeira,Jorge Juarez Vieira; Lonardoni,Maria Valdrinez Campana. |
| Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is used in patients infected with HIV. This treatment has been shown to significantly decrease opportunist infections such as those caused by viruses, fungi and particularly, protozoa. The use of HAART in HIV-positive persons is associated with immune reconstitution as well as decreased prevalence of oral candidiasis and candidal carriage. Antiretroviral therapy benefits patients who are co-infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8), Epstein-Barr virus, hepatitis B virus (HBV), parvovirus B19 and cytomegalovirus (CMV). HAART has also led to a significant reduction in the incidence, and the modification of characteristics, of bacteremia by etiological agents such as... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Highly active antiretroviral therapy; Antiretroviral drugs/activity; Opportunist infections/treatment. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502012000100019 |
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