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Unexpected dramatic increase in CD4 + cell count in a patient with AIDS after enfuvirtide treatment despite persistent viremia and resistance mutations
Author(s) -
Soria Alessandro,
Cavarelli Mariangela,
Sala Stefania,
Alessandrini Anna Ida,
Scarlatti Gabriella,
Lazzarin Adriano,
Castagna Antonella
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9071
pISSN - 0146-6615
DOI - 10.1002/jmv.21138
Subject(s) - enfuvirtide , viremia , virology , antiretroviral therapy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immune system , medicine , lentivirus , viral load , immunology , biology , viral disease , antibody , gp41 , epitope
An unexpected dramatic immune recovery was observed in a patient with full‐blown AIDS receiving enfuvirtide‐based antiretroviral therapy after multiple treatment failures. A complex interplay of viral and host factors, including the control of X4 viruses and proviral burden, may favor immune restoration with HIV neutralizing activity, despite persistent viremia. J. Med. Virol. 80:937–941, 2008. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.