By Gina Shaw
Implementation of a best-practice alert (BPA) in the electronic health record (EHR) led to a significant decrease in switches to two-drug antiretroviral therapy (ART) among HIV patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) coinfection, reported researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in New York City, during a session at IDWeek 2024, held in Los Angeles.
Approximately 5% to 10% of people with HIV in the United States are also coinfected with HBV. Two-drug regimens are