Alcohol Consumption, Progression of Disease and Other Comorbidities, and Responses to Antiretroviral Medication in People Living with HIV

摘要: The present paper describes the possible connection between alcohol consumption and adherence to medicine used treat human deficiency viral (HIV) infection. Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has a positive influence on longevity in patients with HIV, substantially reducing morbidity mortality, including resource-poor settings such as South Africa. However, systematic comparison of HAART outcomes low-income high-income countries treatment HIV-patients, mortality was higher settings. Specifically, Africa, often suffer from concomitant tuberculosis other infections that may contribute these results. Alcohol influences use for opportunistic (e.g., pneumonia, tuberculosis), or coinfections HIV-hepatitis viruses-B (HBV) C (HCV), cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus. Furthermore, negatively impact medication contributing HIV progression. materials provide data-supported approach. They are based analysis published (2006–2011) world literature experience authors specified topic. Intended by health care professionals, recommendations suggest approaches therapeutic preventive aspects care. Our intention fully characterize quality evidence supporting recommendations, which reflecting benefit versus risk, assessing strength certainty.