HPTN 052 Results — Another Win for Early HIV Therapy

May 16, 2011

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Paul Sax, MD, offers additional perspective on the trial results in his blog HIV and ID Observations.

A 10-year study of HIV-serodiscordant couples was stopped early, after it became clear that early treatment for the infected partner reduced the likelihood of transmission to the uninfected partner. The magnitude of risk reduction was an astounding 96%. Paul Sax, MD, addresses the importance of these trial results in his blog HIV and ID Observations.