The effectivement of antiretrovirus combining therapy for HIV positive patients in Hanoi

The study was conducted on 32 HIV positive patients (24 males and 8 females, over 15 years old, with CD4 T-cell counts <350 cell/mm3) who were treated with antiretrovirus therapy (Videx and Zerit) at Dong Da Hospital from Nov 2002 to Oct 2003. The results showed that ARV therapy is effective. The weight, Kanofsky scores, and T CD4 counts of patients were increased significantly after 6 months of treatment. Side effects included fatigue, headache, nausea, but only on first week. Enzyme amylase was increased slightly after 6 months of treatment