title: [Experiences with antiretroviral combination therapy].
abstract: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of treating of HIV infected patients with two nucleoside analogues and one protease inhibitor in clinical practice. Sixty-one patients were included and followed with respect to plasma HIV-RNA, CD4 cell count and side effects up to one year. Median plasma HIV-RNA was reduced from 20,000 to < 200 copies/ml, and the percentage of patients with plasma HIV-RNA < 200 copies per ml increased from 7.5% to 65.2%. The CD4 cell count increased from 180 to 300 x 10(6)/l. Among 49 patients who remained on therapy, the percentage of patients with plasma HIV-RNA < 200 copies/ml increased from 9.8% to 73.7%. It is concluded that triple drug antiretroviral treatment shows significant effects on plasma HIV-RNA and CD4 cell count, and that the results obtained in clinical practice are comparable to results reported from controlled clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Odense Universitetshospital, medicinsk afdeling C.
authors.forename: U S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Justesen
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Mygind
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pedersen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D019469:Indinavir / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D019259:Lamivudine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D009699:N-Glycosyl Hydrolases / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019438:Ritonavir / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D015215:Zidovudine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors; D012367:RNA, Viral; D019259:Lamivudine; D015215:Zidovudine; D019469:Indinavir; D009699:N-Glycosyl Hydrolases; D019438:Ritonavir