Clinical manifestations of treatment-naive patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and responses to highly active antiretroviral therapy in the Taipei Veterans General Hospital: A 5-year prospective study

Abstract

The virologic and immunologic responses after initiating HAART in this study demonstrated our achievements in providing care and treatment for AIDS patients during this 5-year period, which provides a strong evidence of the efficacy of HAART.

Current Trends and Future Projection of HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Taiwan: A Modeling Analysis

“…Free access to ART was provided to all HIV-infected citizens, and early intensive treatment was encouraged, except for patients with blood HIV-RNA levels of less than 5000 copies/mL and peripheral CD4 cell counts within the normal range. Although some modifications of the program have been made through the years to be in line with changes in World Health Organization (WHO) recommended guidelines for when to start ART in people living with HIV [4], and with government budget allocations, the patient outcome of this program has been shown to be effective, and provides strong evidence of the *Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Public Health, China Medical University, 91, Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung 40402, Taiwan; Tel/Fax: 886-4-22075913; E-mail: hsieh@mail.cmu.edu.tw efficacy of ART [5,6]. However, its impact on the spread of HIV is still open to debate.…”