Medication persistence in the treatment of HIV infection: A review of the literature and implications for future clinical care and research

AIDS

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279-290

  Bae, Jason W ^a   Guyer, William ^b   Grimm, Kristy ^c   Altice, Frederick L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GILEAD SCIENCES   (United States)

^c BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

adherence; antiretroviral medication; HIV AIDS; measurement; persistence; retention in care

Indexed keywords

ABACAVIR; ATAZANAVIR; DDL; DIDANOSINE; EFAVIRENZ; EMTRICITABINE; INDINAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; LOPINAVIR; NEVIRAPINE; NONNUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RITONAVIR; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR; SAQUINAVIR; STAVUDINE; TENOFOVIR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIDOVUDINE;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIARRHEA; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VIRUS INHIBITION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VOMITING;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; VIRAL LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 79551600980     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328340feb0     Document Type: Review

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