Abstract
Plasma viral load strongly predicts the rate of decrease in CD4+ lymphocyte count and progression to AIDS and death, but the prognosis of HIV-infected persons is more accurately defined by combined measurement of plasma HIV-1 RNA and CD4+ lymphocytes.
Keywords
MedicineNeopterinViral loadInternal medicineImmunologyMulticenter AIDS Cohort StudyProspective cohort studySerologyLymphocytopeniaCohortGastroenterologyLymphocyteVirusAntibodyAntiretroviral therapy
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John W. Mellors
(1997).
Plasma Viral Load and CD4+ Lymphocytes as Prognostic Markers of HIV-1 Infection.
Annals of Internal Medicine
, 126
(12)
, 946-954.
https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00003
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- 10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00003