Which patient outcomes are major goals of antiretroviral therapy? (select all that apply)
a. Prevention of opportunistic infections
b. Conversion to an HIV-negative antibody status
c. Reduction of the number of viral particles in the patient's blood
d. Increase in CD4+ cells
e. Decrease in CD8+ cells
f. Prevention of disease spread
ANS: A, C, D, F
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