Activity of antiretroviral drugs in human infections by opportunistic agents

• Main Authors: Izabel Galhardo Demarchi (Author), Daniela Maira Cardozo (Author), Sandra Mara Alessi Aristides (Author), Ricardo Alberto Moliterno (Author), Thaís Gomes Verzignassi Silveira (Author), Rosilene Fressatti Cardoso (Author), Dennis Armando Bertolini (Author), Terezinha Inez Estivalet Svidzinski (Author), Jorge Juarez Vieira Teixeira (Author), Maria Valdrinez Campana Lonardoni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is used in patients infected with HIV. This treatment has been shown to significantly decrease opportunist infections such as those caused by viruses, fungi and particularly, protozoa. The use of HAART in HIV-positive persons is associated with immune rec...