Plasma Viral Load and CD4+ Lymphocytes as Prognostic Markers of HIV-1 Infection

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Authors

John W. Mellors · Textron Systems (United Kingdom)

Alvaro Munoz · Textron Systems (United Kingdom)

Janis V. Giorgi · Textron Systems (United Kingdom)

Joseph B. Margolick · Textron Systems (United Kingdom)

Charles J. Tassoni · Textron Systems (United Kingdom)

Phalguni Gupta · Textron Systems (United Kingdom)

Lawrence A. Kingsley · Textron Systems (United Kingdom)

Abstract

Plasma viral load strongly predicts the rate of decrease in CD4+ lymphocyte count and progression to AIDS and death, but the prognosis of HIV-infected persons is more accurately defined by combined measurement of plasma HIV-1 RNA and CD4+ lymphocytes.

Topics & Keywords

HIV Research and Treatment HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions HIV-related health complications and treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Internal Medicine

Volume 126, Issue 12, pp. 946-954

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00003

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