Immune and viral correlates of "secondary viral control" after treatment interruption in chronically HIV-1 infected patients.

Upon interruption of antiretroviral therapy, HIV-infected patients usually show viral load rebound to pre-treatment levels. Four patients, hereafter referred to as secondary controllers (SC), were identified who initiated therapy during chronic infection and, after stopping treatment, could control...

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Main Authors: Ellen Van Gulck, Lotte Bracke, Leo Heyndrickx, Sandra Coppens, Derek Atkinson, Céline Merlin, Alexander Pasternak, Eric Florence, Guido Vanham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3364270?pdf=render