Antiretroviral therapy in prevention of HIV and TB: update on current research efforts

R Granich, S Gupta, AB Suthar, C Smyth… - Current HIV …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
There is considerable scientific evidence supporting the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART)
in prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) infections. The …

Antiretroviral therapy for prevention is a combination strategy

ML McNairy, M Cohen, WM El-Sadr - Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 2013 - Springer
In the past several years, the debate of “treatment vs prevention” has shifted with the
introduction of the concept of “treatment as prevention,”(TasP), stemming from a series of …

Antiretroviral therapy for the prevention of HIV transmission: what will it take?

ML McNairy, WM El-Sadr - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The evidence in support of use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for prevention of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission is encouraging and has stimulated optimism for …

[PDF][PDF] Programmatic update: antiretroviral treatment as prevention (TASP) of HIV and TB: executive summary

World Health Organization - 2012 - apps.who.int
1. BAckground In 2010, an estimated 34 million people were living with the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV), around 70% of them in sub-Saharan Africa. By the end of …

Antiretrovirals for prevention: realizing the potential. closing commentary by the executive director of UNAIDS

M Sidibé - Current HIV Research, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Antiretroviral therapy (ART), for those who have access, has revolutionised the morbidity
and mortality consequences of HIV infection. By the end of 2010, 6.6 million people living …

Highly active antiretroviral treatment as prevention of HIV transmission: review of scientific evidence and update

R Granich, S Crowley, M Vitoria, C Smyth… - Current Opinion in …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
HAART has considerable treatment and prevention benefits and it needs to be considered
as a key element of combination prevention. To explore HAART as an effective prevention …

Antiviral agents and HIV prevention: controversies, conflicts, and consensus

MS Cohen, KE Muessig, MK Smith, KA Powers… - Aids, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Antiviral agents can be used to prevent HIV transmission before exposure as preexposure
prophylaxis (PrEP), after exposure as postexposure prophylaxis, and as treatment of …

Drug treatment as HIV prevention: expanding treatment options

DS Metzger, Y Zhang - Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 2010 - Springer
Research conducted during the first 20 years of the AIDS epidemic provided a solid
foundation of data supporting methadone treatment as HIV prevention. Drug users in …

Postexposure prophylaxis, preexposure prophylaxis or universal test and treat: the strategic use of antiretroviral drugs to prevent HIV acquisition and transmission

J Weber, R Tatoud, S Fidler - Aids, 2010 - journals.lww.com
This review considers the use of antiretroviral drugs specifically to prevent HIV transmission.
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) can be implemented for the protection of uninfected individuals …

HIV treatment as prevention: optimising the impact of expanded HIV treatment programmes

W Delva, JW Eaton, F Meng, C Fraser, RG White… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Until now, decisions about how to allocate ART have largely been based on maximising the
therapeutic benefit of ART for patients. Since the results of the HPTN 052 study showed …