title: Intervention in early HIV infection.
abstract: 1. The primary goals of early intervention in HIV infection are to prevent or delay disease progression and to interrupt HIV transmission. 2. After assessing the stage of a patient's infection, the next goal of early intervention is to minimize the risk of progression. The initial assessment of an HIV-infected individual should include a comprehensive evaluation of all previous disease exposures that might become problematic with immune system compromise. 3. Two antiviral agents are licensed to treat HIV infection: zidovudine and didanosine. Only zidovudine is approved for treatment of early HIV infection and is recommended for all HIV-positive adults with or without symptoms of disease progression who have absolute CD4 helper cell counts less than 500.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Santangelo
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents