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Immediate versus Delayed Treatment for HIV Infection
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What is the problem and what is known about it so far?
HIV is the cause of AIDS. AIDS is a potentially deadly illness that interferes with the body's ability to fight infection and certain types of cancer. Treatments containing several drugs (called antiretroviral therapy) have greatly improved outcomes for HIV-infected patients. A powerful category of drugs called protease inhibitors can be …
