Figen Sarıgül Yıldırım, Aslıhan Candevir, Sıla Akhan, Selçuk Kaya, Mehmet Çabalak, Gülden Ersöz, Dilara İnan, Nurgül Ceren, İlkay Karaoğlan, Tuba Damar Çakırca, Şafak Özer Balin, Sevil Alkan, Özlem Kandemir, Ülkü Üser, Oğuz Karabay, Mustafa Kemal Çelen
BACKGROUND: Rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces the transmission of HIV infection in the community. This study aimed to determine whether rapid ART initiation is effective compared to standard ART treatment in our country. METHODS: Patients were grouped based on time to treatment initiation. HIV RNA levels, CD+4 T cell count, CD4/CD8 ratio, and ART regimens were recorded at baseline and follow-up visits for 12 months. RESULTS: There were 368-ART naive adults (treatment initiated at the time of HIV diagnosis; 143 on the first day, 48 on the second-seventh day, and 177 after the seventh day)...
2023: International Journal of General Medicine