title: HIV medicine after Barcelona conference: interview with Howard Grossman, M.D. Interview by John S. James.
abstract: We asked a leading HIV physician to summarize some of the treatment issues that clinicians are now looking at after the Barcelona conference. Topics in this interview include: Tenofovir, including first-line therapy; The shift from protease inhibitors to non-nucleoside RT inhibitors, for many but not all patients; Benefits of once-a-day regimens; Lipodystrophy, and strategies for avoiding or reducing it; Viral resistance testing; T-20; Prevention--including danger of superinfection with a new HIV strain.
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grossman
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D000077560:Enfuvirtide; D015700:HIV Envelope Protein gp41 / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008060:Lipodystrophy / Q000139:chemically induced; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013030:Spain
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D015700:HIV Envelope Protein gp41; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D000077560:Enfuvirtide