Antiretroviral Therapy for Acute and Chronic HIV Infection
The purpose for this protocol is to provide safe and effective standard ART to SEARCH 010 and SEARCH 013 participants. Participants are enrolled in an acute HIV infection study (SEARCH 010 protocol: 'Establish and characterize an acute HIV infection cohort in a Thai high-risk population') or in a study of chronic HIV infection (SEARCH 013 protocol 'Characteristics of immunity in gut mucosa, spinal fluid, lymph node and blood of HIV negative and HIV positive Thais').
• Age ≥ 18 years old
• Enrolled in the SEARCH 010 or 013 protocols with documentation of acute or chronic protocol defined HIV-1 infection and chooses to initiate or continue ART
• Understand the study and sign informed consent form. Persons who cannot read will have the consent form read and explained to them by a member of the study staff and they can give informed consent by using their thumb print
• Availability for follow-up for the planned study duration