Treatments for HIV-1, CRF31_BC
Treatment List for HIV-1, CRF31_BC
The list of treatments mentioned in various sources
for HIV-1, CRF31_BC
includes the following list.
Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment
or change in treatment plans.
- There is no cure but treatment is aimed at slowing the progression of the disease and managing any opportunistic infections or other AIDS-related conditions as they arise. The mainstay of treatment is antiretroviral medications
- The aims of HIV treatment include
- Restoration and preservation of immune function
- Improvement in quality and length of life
- Resolution of symptoms of HIV including diarrhoea, lethargy and weight loss
- Reduction in disease progression and opportunistic infections
- This is best achieved with a combination of antiretroviral agents which include:
- Nucleoside reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitors - also called nucleoside analogs
- Zidovudine (AZT) - also called ZDV
- Zalcitibine (ddC)
- Didanosine (ddI)
- Stavudine (d4T)
- 3TC (lamivudine)
- Abacavir
- Tenofovir
- Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) - usually in combination with other antiretroviral drugs
- Delvaridine (Rescriptor)
- Nevirapine (Viramune)
- Efravirenz (Sustiva)
- Protease inhibitors
- Ritonavir (Norvir)
- Saquinivir (Invirase)
- Indinavir (Crixivan)
- Amprenivir (Agenerase)
- Nelfinavir (Viracept)
- Lopinavir (Kaletra)
- Fusion inhibitors - Enfuvirtide
- Integrase inhibitors - Raltegravir
- Cellular chemokine receptor (CCR5) antagonists - Maraviroc
- Other treatment approaches include:
- Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) - a treatment strategy of aggressive use of medications
- Treatment and prevention of opportunistic infections
- Foscarnet - for CMV eye infections
- Ganciclovir - for CMV eye infections
- Fluconazole - for fungal infections
- Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) - for PCP
- Pentamidine - for PCP
- Treatment of complications - as required
- Prevention of mother-infant transmission with agents such as:
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