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The impact of the syncytium-inducing phenotype of human immunodeficiency virus on disease progression.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 May 1994
Richman D D, Bozzette S A
Abstract excerpt
Many patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) yield syncytium-inducing (SI) virus isolates that are cytopathic in cell culture. The presence of SI virus was assessed in 325 persons entering 11 antiretroviral therapy trials and correlated with both CD4 cell declines and clinical end points. Adjusted mean rates of CD4 cell count decline were 40 and 102 cells/year in the non-SI (NSI) and SI groups,...
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