HIV/AIDS

Reports by V.D. Lima and co-researchers describe recent advances in HIV/AIDS

Published in AIDS Weekly, April 27th, 2009

"We examined the significance of plasma HIV-1 RNA levels (or viral load alone) in predicting CD4 cell decline in untreated HIV-infected individuals. Data were obtained from the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS," researchers in Vancouver, Canada report.

"Participants included all residents who ever had a viral load determination in the province and who had never taken antiretroviral drugs (N=890). We analyzed a total of 2074 viral load measurements and 2332 CD4 cell counts. Linear mixed-effects models were used to predict CD4 cell decline over time. Longitudinal viral load was strongly associated with CD4 cell decline over time; an average of 1 log(10)...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2009-04-27)

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