Laboratory Assays in the Clinical Management of Antiretroviral Therapy
Summary
- Guidelines from the US Department of Health and Human Services (Management Guidelines),[DHHS ART] International Antiviral Society-USA (Management Guidelines),[IAS-USA ART] and European AIDS Clinical Society (Management Guidelines)[EACS ART] recommend that antiretroviral therapy be offered to all HIV-infected patients, regardless of CD4+ cell count
- HIV-1 viral load level during antiretroviral therapy is an important marker for predicting disease progression[Palmer 2013; Mellors 1997; Mellors 2007; Anastos 2004; Tarwater 2004; ART CC 2003]
- Patients with viral load > 1000 copies/mL 4 weeks after starting treatment are unlikely to have a sustained virologic response[Smith 2004]
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