Increasing proportion of late diagnosis of HIV infection among patients with AIDS in Italy following introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy

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Many HIV patients are still being diagnosed relatively late and may not receive treatments that could prolong their health. New testing strategies are needed for those at high risk of HIV infection.

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Changing clinical presentation and survival in HIV-associated tuberculosis after highly active antiretroviral therapy

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Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) appears to improve the prognosis of HIV patients who have tuberculosis. In a study of 118 HIV patients with tuberculosis, 80% of those diagnosed between 1997 and 1998 were alive at one year, compared to 65% of those diagnosed between 1995 and 1996.

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Changes in neurocognitive performance in a cohort of patients treated with HAART for 3 years

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Research has been conducted on HIV-associated neurocognitive inpairment in patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy. The authors have investigated the changes in these patients after the treatment, and they have concluded that the ongoing HIV-related neurologic damage can occur even during the antiretroviral treatment.

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