Open AccessFrequent Episodes of Detectable Viremia in HIV Treatment-Experienced Children is Associated with a Decline in CD4+ T-cells Over Time
Author(s) -
Elijah Paintsil,
Ryan J. Martin,
Ariel Goldenthal,
Shreya Bhandari,
Warren A. Andiman,
Musie Ghebremichael
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of aids and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2155-6113
DOI - 10.4172/2155-6113.1000565
Subject(s) - viremia , medicine , viral load , logistic regression , immunology , cohort , prospective cohort study , overtime , pediatrics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , political science , law
The clinical consequences of the magnitude and the duration of detectable viremia in HIV-infected children have not been well characterized. We examined the predictors and immunologic consequences over time of frequent episodes of detectable viremia in HIV-infected children followed at Yale-New Haven Hospital.