Researchers of a recently published study verified that early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces the progression of AIDS in individuals with mild opportunistic infections (OIs), infections that take advantage of weaknesses in immune defenses. Antiretroviral therapy involves the use of at least three antiretroviral drugs that slow down the progression of the HIV virus and prevent further damage to the immune system.

In the Phase 4 study, researchers separated subjects into two groups – one group received “early ART”, while another group received “deferred ART”. The early ART group…