Immunologic and Virologic Status after 14 to 18 Years of Infection with an Attenuated Strain of HIV-1 — A Report from the Sydney Blood Bank Cohort

After prolonged infection with this attenuated strain of HIV-1, there is evidence of immunologic damage in three of the four subjects with detectable plasma HIV-1 RNA. The CD4 lymphocyte counts appear to be stable in the three subjects in whom plasma HIV-1 RNA remains undetectable.