Current Trials Antiviral Treatment of HIV Infection Recommended for all persons with CD4 counts below 500 and for those with higher counts who have high levels of virus in the blood. Research this past year has demonstrated the importance of antiviral treatment with medication, particularly combinations including protease inhibitor.
Questions remain, however.
Clinical trials are designed to answer these questions. Immune Based Therapies HIV causes most of it's problems by destroying the immune system. Antiviral treatment for HIV often fails to improve immune function sufficiently to prevent complications. Additional treatment to increase the number of CD4 cells or improve the function of these and other immune cells can improve the course of HIV infections. Trials evaluating immune therapies are becoming more common and are available in our research clinic.