Carey L. Shive

May 25, 2023 | frontiersin.org | Universitat de Vic |HIV unit |Scott Sieg |Carey L. Shive

1 IntroductionEffective lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) substantially reduces the incidence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related morbidity and mortality in people living with HIV (PLHIV) and transforms HIV infection into a chronic disease by reducing viraemia to undetectable levels and increasing CD4+ T-cell counts in peripheral blood (1).