愛滋病的治療:目前無法治癒愛滋病毒感染,感染者必須遵照醫師指示耐心持續服藥即可控制病情。現以高效能抗愛滋病毒治療(highly active antiretroviral therapy;HAART),俗稱「雞尾酒療法」是組合至少三種抗愛滋病毒藥物,以有效控制愛滋病毒感染者的病毒量、提高淋巴球數,大幅降低愛滋病造成的伺機性感染、腫瘤與死亡風險,並可減少愛滋病毒傳播。
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