Abstract:Background: Factors predicting peripheral blood total HIV-1 DNA size in chronically infected patients with successfully suppressed viremia remain unclear. Prognostic power of such factors are of clinical significance for making clinical decisions.Methods: Total HIV-1 DNA in blood at baseline, 12, 24, 48, 96, and 288 weeks after combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) initiation in 607 treatment-naïve patients with chronic HIV-1 infection were quantified. Generalized estimating equations and logistic regression … Show more
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