Fast forward several months: the child reappeared in care after a significant lapse in antiretroviral therapy.
Amir does not have to pay for antiretroviral drugs, which Iran's government provides for free.
The WHO said improving access to antiretroviral drugs was key to cutting rates further.
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Antiretroviral therapy, or ART, can reduce the level of virus in the body dramatically.
Information from this trial could help researchers develop more antiretroviral-based microbicide drugs in the future.
If successful, that would allow each pill to contain less antiretroviral medication while achieving the same effects.
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There, mothers are less likely to be treated with antiretroviral drugs that would prevent transmission during pregnancy.
Three years ago, about 50, 000 people on the continent of Africa were receiving antiretroviral drugs for help.
Mrs Tshabalala-Msimang and the president, Thabo Mbeki, have previously sounded sceptical about the merits of antiretroviral drugs.
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They take complex antiretroviral drugs which can interact with a number of over-the counter and commonly prescribed medicines.
The study is new, and he said CDC hasn't issued guidance on the prevention benefit of antiretroviral therapy.
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In low- and middle-income countries, more than 8 million people living with HIV are now receiving antiretroviral therapy.
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Other studies are under way to determine whether antiretroviral drugs can offer similar protection to injection-drug users and heterosexuals.
About half of the couples were randomly assigned so that the infected partner went on antiretroviral drugs right away.
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Comparing the two rates of infection, patients taking antiretroviral drugs were 96.3% less likely to pass on the virus.
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All of those infections occurred when the patient wasn't yet taking antiretroviral drugs.
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The researchers looked at antiretroviral programmes for HIV patients in 13 sub-Saharan countries.
Figuring this was an especially high-risk case, Dr. Gay started the baby on three standard antiretroviral drugs at higher, treatment-level doses.
In addition, studies need to be designed and implemented to investigate the questions of timing and duration of pediatric antiretroviral treatment.
However, he said the study did not question the value of viral load measurements for assessing how well antiretroviral therapy was working.
If found to be infected, they would be put immediately onto a course of what are known as first-line antiretroviral drugs (ARVs).
Activists criticise industrialised nations for failing to contribute enough money and blame pharmaceutical companies for the high cost of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs.
Study subjects who aren't yet on treatment are being offered antiretroviral drugs.
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In North Africa and the Middle East, for instance, 3% of pregnant women with HIV received antiretroviral medications, according to the U.N. report.
Investigators said the Mississippi case may change that practice because it highlights the potential for cure with early standard antiretroviral therapy, or ART.
Investigators say the Mississippi case may change that practice because it highlights the potential for cure with very early standard antiretroviral therapy (ART).
But treatment with antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy and especially around the time of birth cuts the risk of mother-to-child transmission to below 2%.
One of the most notable developments was the introduction of antiretroviral treatment (ART) in the mid-1990s, which helped HIV-infected patients manage their disease.
As a child, Lane understood she had to take "vitamins" -- two dozen antiretroviral pills chopped into pieces and taken with orange juice every day.
In the past year, the campaign to supply modern antiretroviral therapies to developing countries has gathered momentum, and forced concessions from some multinational drug companies.
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