Transient relapses ("Blips") of plasma HIV RNA levels during HAART are associated with drug resistance
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The authors discuss what they call "blips," occasional brief rises of viral load in HIV-positive patients who are receiving HAART. They determined that the "blips" involve drug-resistant HIV, the implication of which is that viral replication continues to occur during HAART therapy. The "blips" do not seem to interfere with long-term success in suppressing viral replication.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2001
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Influence of preassay and sequence variations on viral load determination by a multiplex real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction for felline immunodeficiency virus
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Researchers evaluate a reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction test to measure the amount of feline immunodeficiency virus in blood samples from infected cats. They were able to detect many different strains from clade A using two different primer/probe systems.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2001
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Early detection of reverse transcriptase activity in plasma of neonates infected with HIV-1: a comparative analysis with RNA-based and DNA-based testing using polymerase chain reaction
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A supersensitive reverse transcriptase assay called Amp-RT is more effective than nucleic acid sequence-based amplification and DNA-PCR in detecting HIV infection in newborn babies. This was the conclusion of a study of 71 babies.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2001
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