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HIV: When Should I Start Taking Antiretroviral Medicines for HIV Infection?

Please note that this topic is under review. For information on HIV infection and care in B.C., please visit the the BC Centre for Disease Control and the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. For information on HIV treatment, please visit BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Drug Treatment Program and BC HIV/AIDS Therapeutic Guidelines. For information on HIV drug coverage in B.C., please visit BC PharmaCare.

Last Revised: November 11, 2011

Author: Healthwise Staff

Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine & Brian D. O'Brien, MD - Internal Medicine & Peter Shalit, MD, PhD - Internal Medicine & W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease

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