inPractice® - Introduction

Incidence of nearly all AIDS-defining opportunistic infections, including viral infections, has decreased significantly since the introduction of potent ART^{[Murphy 2004; Suh 2006]}
Viral infections remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected patients (Table 1)
- These occur most notably in individuals who are unaware that they are HIV-infected, who cannot tolerate ART or adhere to it poorly, or who have poor access to adequate healthcare