| Literature DB >> 22036041 |
Bryan R Cobb1, Jeffrey E Vaks, Tri Do, Regis A Vilchez.
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Significant advancements in molecular diagnostics have been made since the inception and application of PCR-based technologies in clinical diagnostic laboratories and the management of HIV-1 infected patients. More recently, real-time PCR has improved the overall performance of assays used for detecting and quantifying HIV-1 RNA viral load in patients undergoing antiretroviral treatment. The effects of these changes and the interpretations of the HIV-1 viral load results are discussed in this review in the context of the different assays used, the viral dynamics of the HIV-1 virus, and the recent changes to HIV-1 treatment guidelines.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22036041 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2011.09.015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Virol ISSN: 1386-6532 Impact factor: 3.168