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Do you avoid any specific biologic therapies in HIV positive patients?

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Rheumatology · Cleveland Clinic
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At present, the most safety data on the use of biologics in HIV is TNF inhibitors. CD4 count should be > 200 and VL undetectable. Etanercept is most preferable, give lower incidence of serious infections as well as its efficacy as monotherapy (without methotrexate). Wangsiricharoen et al., PMID 2733...

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