He has not started treatment yet. Thank you for your question. Quite honestly, I have not found any data directly addressing this issue. Likewise, you cannot get an STD, or an opportunistic infection from yourself. Issues like reinfection with HIV, STDs, and opportunistic infections, become important if an infected person gets exposed to another infected person.
Nobody really knows.
But the concern is much less in this case, than if he had been having unprotected sex with another infected person. The biggest concern at this point, is for him to begin antiviral treatment, if it is clinically indicated in his case. Experts appearing on this page are independent and are solely responsible for editing and fact-checking their material. Neither The Body nor any sponsor is the publisher or speaker of posted visitors' questions or the experts' material. Questions and messages posted to this forum are not statements of advice,opinion, or information of The Body, Body Health Resources Corporation or any sponsor of this forum.