Impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on cytomegalovirus viraemia, in the absence of specific anti-cytomegalovirus therapy

Purpose of the study In the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), the incidence of opportunistic infections has decreased and their natural history has changed. This prospective study intended to evaluate the effect of HAART on cytomegalovirus (CMV) viraemia in co-infected patients, in the absence of specific anti-CMV therapy. We present the preliminary data of an ongoing Romanian research grant (CNCSIS 848/2006) on newly diagnosed HIV seropositives, in a tertiary care hospital – Prof. Dr. Matei Bals National Institute of Infectious Diseases, from Bucharest, Romania – between June 2006 to June 2008.