Cellular HIV-1 DNA levels in patients receiving antiretroviral therapy strongly correlate with therapy initiation timing but not with therapy duration

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Viral reservoir size refers to cellular human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) DNA levels in CD4<sup>+ </sup>T lymphocytes of peripheral blood obtained from patients with plasma HIV-1-RNA levels (viral load, VL) maintaine...

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Main Authors: Nishida Yasuharu, Kasai Daisuke, Taniguchi Tomohiro, Ogawa Yoshihiko, Bando Hiroki, Yonemoto Hitoshi, Yajima Keishiro, Sasakawa Atsushi, Minami Rumi, Uehira Tomoko, Ibe Shiro, Watanabe Dai, Yamamoto Masahiro, Kaneda Tsuguhiro, Shirasaka Takuma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/146