Prospective Randomized Trial of Emtricitabine versus Lamivudine Short‐Term Monotherapy in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Patients

We conducted a randomized, open-label, 10-day study that compared the antiretroviral activity of emtricitabine (FTC) 25, 100, and 200 mg once daily and lamivudine (3TC) 150 mg 2 times/day in 82 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with virus loads >5000 and