A comparison of viral loads between HIV-1-infected elite suppressors and individuals who receive suppressive highly active antiretroviral therapy.
Elite suppressors are untreated individuals with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection who maintain viral loads <50 copies/mL. Using a single-copy assay, we show that there is no statistically significant difference between the proportions of elite suppressors and patients receiving suppressive highly active antiretroviral therapy who have viral loads of <1 copy/mL.
Dinoso
Jason B
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1Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
Kim
Scott Y
SY
Siliciano
Robert F
RF
Blankson
Joel N
JN
D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D020276:HIV Long-Term Survivors; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D019562:Viral Load