Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 2 Superinfection in a Patient Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy With Longstanding HIV-1 Viral Load Suppression | Zendy

Filipa Ceia | Zendy; André SilvaPinto | Zendy; Ana Cláudia Carvalho | Zendy; Carmela Piñeiro | Zendy; Joaquim Soares | Zendy; Rosário Serrão | Zendy; António Sarmento | Zendy

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 2 Superinfection in a Patient Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy With Longstanding HIV-1 Viral Load Suppression

Author(s) -

Filipa Ceia,

André SilvaPinto,

Ana Cláudia Carvalho,

Carmela Piñeiro,

Joaquim Soares,

Rosário Serrão,

António Sarmento

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofz063

Subject(s) - superinfection , medicine , viral load , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virology , antiretroviral therapy , sida , virus , immunology , drug resistance , lentivirus , viral disease , biology , microbiology and biotechnology

Dual human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1 and HIV-2 superinfections are rare but challenging. A HIV-1-infected patient receiving effective antiretroviral therapy was investigated for a severe CD4 cell count decline. HIV-2 superinfection was diagnosed and genotypic test revealed mutations conferring resistance to most drug class, limiting options for treatment.

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