Using viral load, CD4+ levels, and clinical response to guide antiviral therapy for HIV.
The decision to start or modify antiviral therapy in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is not based on any single factor. Although HIV RNA levels are the primary guide to therapy, the CD4+ count and clinical response are also important.
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Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, USA. calabrl@ccf.org
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D017211:Treatment Failure; D019562:Viral Load
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D012367:RNA, Viral