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June 2nd, 2012
Cryptococcal Meningitis Study Stopped — Early HIV Therapy Clearly Harmful
From NIAID, an important clinical trial has been stopped early: The Phase IV study … was evaluating whether HIV-infected participants hospitalized with cryptococcal meningitis (CM) but not yet taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) would improve their chances of survival if they began ART while receiving CM treatment as inpatients compared with the standard practice of beginning ART […]
Paul E. Sax, MD
Contributing Editor
NEJM Journal Watch
Infectious Diseases
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