Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Montaner, Julio SG

Titel

Treatment as prevention—a double hat-trick

Ist Teil von

• The Lancet (British edition), 2011-07, Vol.378 (9787), p.208-209

Ort / Verlag

England: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2011

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Mathematical modelling has previously suggested that progressive expansion of HAART coverage would lead to proportional decreases in new HIV infections.14 At the extreme, a universal test-and-treat strategy was suggested as a possible means to eliminate HIV;15 however, others have contested this view.16 Research efforts are currently being deployed to address some of these important questions.17,18 Unequivocal answers are urgently needed. [...] in view of present fiscal challenges and the impracticality of amassing evidence specific to every geographical region, culture, affected group, and population, it will be essential to foster collaboration, data harmonisation, and efficiency at all stages.