2009
Do Benefits of Earlier Antiretroviral Treatment Initiation Outweigh Harms for Individuals at Risk for Poor Adherence?
Braithwaite RS, Roberts MS, Goetz MB, Gibert CL, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Nucifora K, Justice AC. Do Benefits of Earlier Antiretroviral Treatment Initiation Outweigh Harms for Individuals at Risk for Poor Adherence? Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009, 48: 822-826. PMID: 19210173, PMCID: PMC3032571, DOI: 10.1086/596768.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Influence of alternative thresholds for initiating HIV treatment on quality-adjusted life expectancy: a decision model.
Braithwaite RS, Roberts MS, Chang CC, Goetz MB, Gibert CL, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Shechter S, Schaefer A, Nucifora K, Koppenhaver R, Justice AC. Influence of alternative thresholds for initiating HIV treatment on quality-adjusted life expectancy: a decision model. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2008, 148: 178-85. PMID: 18252681, PMCID: PMC3124094, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-148-3-200802050-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyViral loadHIV treatmentEarly treatmentEarly initiationLife expectancyVeterans Aging Cohort StudyChronic HIV infectionCombination antiretroviral therapyEarly treatment initiationAging Cohort StudyTherapy-related toxicityAge 40 yearsQuality-adjusted life expectancyAge 30 yearsBase-case analysisCohort studyHIV infectionTreatment initiationCopies/Current recommendationsLate treatmentImportant harmsTherapyTreatment