Student nurses have completed their module on pharmacotherapy to treat HIV and AIDS. A question on the final exam asks them to identify a primary reason why opportunistic infections are less prevalent now than in the early 1980s. Which of the following are correctly identified by the students?

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Rationale 1. OIs still occur in clients with HIV-AIDS; however, they are less common and mortality is diminished. This is because HAART increases the numbers of CD4 lymphocytes, allowing clients with HIV infection to maintain a higher level of immunological defence. 
Rationale 2. With low numbers of CD4s, even antibiotics would not be able to mount a significant defence against the OIs.
Rationale 3. This is an untrue statement. 
Rationale 4 Retrovir alone is not responsible for decreased OIs, but the multiple medications used in HAART has significantly improved outcomes for HIV-AIDS clients.

Student Nurses Have Completed Their Module on Pharmacotherapy to Treat