Open AccessTransient Relapses (“Blips”) of Plasma HIV RNA Levels During HAART Are Associated With Drug Resistance
Author(s) -
J. W. T. Cohen Stuart,
Annemarie M. J. Wensing,
Colin Kovacs,
Maike Righart,
Dorien de Jong,
Steve Kaye,
Rob Schuurman,
Corjan J. T. Visser,
Charles A. Boucher
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/00042560-200110010-00001
Subject(s) - viral load , virology , rna , resistance mutation , virus , lentivirus , drug resistance , viral replication , lamivudine , viral disease , sida , drug , biology , immunology , medicine , reverse transcriptase , pharmacology , gene , genetics , hepatitis b virus
In a large number of patients on HAART who achieved plasma HIV RNA levels below the limit of detection (50 copies/ml), transient relapses of HIV RNA levels ("blips") are observed.