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13th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic InfectionsDenver, Colorado - February 5-8, 2006 |
Conf Retrovir Opportunistic Infect 2006 Feb 5-8;13:abstract no. 16
John G Bartlett
Johns Hopkins Univ, Baltimore, MD, US
BACKGROUND: The year 2006 is year 25 of HIV, year 20 of ART, and year 10 of HAART.
METHODS: The presentation has 3 parts: The major events of the past decade, a brief statement of where we are now, and then predictions of where the field will go.
RESULTS: Highlights will include: the incremental gains that have led to 3,000,000 life-years saved in developed countries, initiation of efforts to apply these lessons to developing countries, and a multitude of lessons learned en route. The disappointments are the near total failure in prevention, lack of vaccine, and lack of a cure.
CONCLUSIONS: The future will bring new drugs from one of medicine’s richest pipelines, simplified regimens, opt-out testing, a healthcare infrastructure in developing counties, and the potential for 30,000,000 life-years saved.
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