Older age and plasma viral load in HIV-1 infection

Karl Goodkin, Paul Shapshak, Deshratn Asthana, Wenli Zheng, Mauricio Concha, Frances L. Wilkie, Rebeca Molina, Diana Lee, Paola Suárez, Stephen Symes,

AIDS · 2004 · 60 citations · 39 references

Abstract

Older age was associated with lower levels of HIV-1 replication in this sample, independent of antiretroviral therapy usage, regimen adherence, and disease stage. It is suggested that the effect may be caused by changes in viral evolution or immunological monitoring specific to older individuals with HIV-1 infection.

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