When to
Start Antiretroviral Therapy
lInitiate therapy if HIV RNA levels
above 30,000 copies/ml, irrespective of CD4+ cell count
above 30,000 copies/ml, irrespective of CD4+ cell count
lCD4 cell counts below 350/ml irrespective of
HIV RNA levels
lBoth plasma HIV RNA levels in the 5000 - 30,000 copies/ml range and
CD4+ cell counts between 350
- 500/mL
lAll patients with symptomatic established HIV infection
International AIDS Society - USA Panel JAMA 2000;
283: 381-90