Viral suppression among HIV-infected methadone-maintained patients: The role of ongoing injection drug use and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART)
Shrestha R, Copenhaver MM. Viral suppression among HIV-infected methadone-maintained patients: The role of ongoing injection drug use and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Addictive Behaviors 2018, 85: 88-93. PMID: 29879611, PMCID: PMC6337064, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.05.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance therapyMethadone-maintained patientsOngoing injection drug useViral suppressionAntiretroviral therapyInjection drug useHIV risk behaviorsDrug useSelf-reported HIV risk behaviorsImproved virologic outcomesOptimal ART adherenceHigher CD4 countsSustained viral suppressionMultivariable logistic regressionVirologic outcomesCD4 countMaintenance therapyOptimal adherenceART adherenceHIV treatmentIndependent correlatesTreatment challengesRisk populationsPatientsHIV