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Angelis,Daniela Souza Araújo de; Tateno,Adriana Fumie; Diaz,Ricardo Sobhie; Succi,Regina Célia de Menezes; Pannuti,Claudio Sergio; Gouvea,Aida de Fátima Barbosa; Machado,Daisy Maria. |
Treatment of HIV-1 infection with highly active antiretroviral therapy has led to sustained viral suppression in the plasma in a large number of children. However, studies have suggested that the integrated provirus in resting CD4+ T lymphocytes could be a source of reactivatable virus and maintain drug-resistant virus. We evaluated the resistance-related mutations in children receiving antiretroviral therapy with prolonged viral suppression. Thirty-two peripheral blood mononuclear cell samples from 16 children with viral loads that had been below detection limits for at least 12 months were obtained at two different time points and the DNAs sequenced. The median CD4 cell count was 1,016 cells/mm³ (347-2,588) and 938 cells/mm³ (440-3,038) at the first and... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Children; HIV-1; Prolonged viral suppression; Antiretroviral therapy; Antiretroviral resistance. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702011000100011 |
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