Fluctuations in HIV-1 viral load are correlated to CD4+ T-lymphocyte count during the natural course of infection

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 375-379

  Masel, Joanna ^a   Arnaout, Ramy A ^a,d   O'Brien, Thomas R ^b   Goedert, James J ^b   Lloyd, Alun L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

CD4+ cell count; Longitudinal HIV; Predictive value of tests; Prognosis; Viral load

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 0034655023     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200004150-00003     Document Type: Article

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