Open AccessImpact of baseline viral load and adherence on survival of HIV-infected adults with baseline CD4 cell counts ≥ 200 cells/μl
Author(s) -
Evan Wood,
Robert S. Hogg,
Benita Yip,
David Moore,
P. Richard Harrigan,
Julio S. G. Montaner
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/01.aids.0000226951.49353.ed
Subject(s) - proportional hazards model , viral load , hazard ratio , medicine , lentivirus , immunology , sida , confidence interval , survival analysis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gastroenterology , viral disease
Baseline plasma HIV RNA levels > 100 000 copies/ml have been associated with elevated mortality rates after the initiation of HAART. There is uncertainty regarding the optimal strategy for patients with high plasma HIV RNA but CD4 cell count > or = 200 cells/microl.