Very high baseline HIV viremia impairs efficacy of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based ART: a long-term observation in treatment-naïve patients

• Main Authors: Shuai Chen (Author), Yang Han (Author), Xiao-Jing Song (Author), Yan-ling Li (Author), Ting Zhu (Author), Hong-Zhou Lu (Author), Xiao-Ping Tang (Author), Tong Zhang (Author), Min Zhao (Author), Yun He (Author), Sheng-Hua He (Author), Min Wang (Author), Yong-Zhen Li (Author), Shao-Biao Huang (Author), Yong Li (Author), Jing Liu (Author), Wei Cao (Author), Tai-Sheng Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background It is not completely clear whether a very high pre-therapy viral load (≥ 500 000 copies/ml) can impair the virological response. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of very high baseline HIV-RNA levels on long-term virological responses under one type of regimen. M...