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Quantitative HIV-1 RNA as a marker of clinical stability and survival in a cohort of 302 patients with a mean CD4 cell count of 300 x 10(6)/l.
AIDS (London, England) - 1 Sept 1996
Ruiz L, Romeu J, Clotet B, Balagué M, Cabrera C, Sirera G, Ibáñez A, Martínez-Picado J, Raventós A, Tural C, Segura A, Foz M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To analyse plasma HIV-1 RNA levels as a marker of clinical stability and survival in a cohort of HIV-infected patients whose time of seroconversion is unknown. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Retrovirology laboratory and AIDS Unit in a teaching hospital. PATIENTS: A total...
Topics
- CD4 Lymphocyte Count
- Cohort Studies
- Disease Progression
- HIV Infections
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Phenotype
- RNA, Viral
- Retrospective Studies
- Survival Analysis
- Viral Load