Longitudinal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Load in the Italian Seroconversion Study: Correlates and Temporal Trends of Virus Load
Lyles C, Dorrucci M, Vlahov D, Pezzotti P, Angarano G, Sinicco A, Alberici F, Alcorn T, Vella S, Rezza G. Longitudinal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Load in the Italian Seroconversion Study: Correlates and Temporal Trends of Virus Load. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1999, 180: 1018-1024. PMID: 10479126, DOI: 10.1086/314980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 loadVirus loadHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) loadHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) seroconvertersCD4 cells/microL.Low CD4 cell countsItalian Seroconversion StudyCD4 cell countCells/microL.Injection drug useCourse of diseaseReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionHigh virus loadTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionClinical AIDSMale sexProspective studyDisease progressionSeroconversion StudyCell countDrug useSustained increaseSeroconversionAIDSFrozen serum