Persistent low-level HIV-1 RNA between 20 and 50 copies/mL in antiretroviral-treated patients: associated factors and virological outcome

Abstract

LLV was infrequent in our series and the follow-up did not evidence a higher rate of virological failure than in fully suppressed patients. LLV seems to be a transient phenomenon that might be driven by residual ongoing viral replication and/or viral release and/or accuracy of viral load assay at lower values.