Abstract
In this single-centre, retrospective study, we analyzed data of 194 patients receiving antiretroviral therapy with <50 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) RNA copies/mL in plasma and 318 HIV RNA/DNA paired samples. By kinetic polymerase chain reaction (kPCR) molecular system analysis, 104 (54%) subjects had undetectable HIV RNA and 90 (46%) had residual viraemia. Median (interquartile range) HIV DNA load was 780 (380-1930) copies/106 peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL), and HIV DNA loads were independently associated with residual viraemia (p0.002). Virological rebound occurred in 29/194 (15%) patients over a median (interquartile range) follow-up of 17.5 (13.5-31.5) months. Residual viraemia (p 0.002), but not HIV DNA load, was independently associated with virological rebound.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 103.e7-103.e10 |
Journal | Clinical Microbiology and Infection |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- HIV-1 DNA load
- KPCR
- Residual viraemia
- Virological failure
- Virological rebound