QUANTITATION OF HIV-1 RNA IN PLASMA PREDICTS OUTCOME AFTER SEROCONVERSION
QUANTITATION OF HIV-1 RNA IN PLASMA PREDICTS OUTCOME AFTER SEROCONVERSION
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DOI:
10.7326/0003-4819-122-8-199504150-00003
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发表时间:
1995-04-15
影响因子:
39.2
通讯作者:
GUPTA, P
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作者:
MELLORS, JW;KINGSLEY, LA;GUPTA, P
Objective: To investigate the relation between the quantity of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA in plasma and the risk for the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or a decline in the CD4+ T-cell count after seroconversion.Design: Prospective study.Patients: 62 homosexual men with documented HIV-1 seroconversion.Setting: University outpatient setting.Measurements: Clinical status, CD4+ T-cell counts, and plasma and serum samples were obtained every 6 months. Human immunodeficiency virus RNA in plasma was quantitated with a branched-DNA (bDNA) assay. Serum samples were assayed for neopterin, beta(2)-microglobulin, and immune complex dissociated HIV-1 p24 antigen.Results: 18 of 62 (29%) men developed AIDS; 21 (34%) had a significant decline in the CD4+ T-cell count without AIDS; and 23 (37%) had a stable CD4+ T-cell count. For each participant, HIV-1 RNA results were categorized into one of four groups: 1) detection of HIV-I RNA(>1 x 10(4) genome equivalents/mL. [Eq/mL]) in all samples; 2) detection in most samples (greater than or equal to 50%); 3) detection in fewer than 50% of samples; and 4) detection in none of the samples. Detection of HIV-1 RNA in all or most samples was strongly associated with AIDS (16 of 18 patients) and a decline in the CD4+ T-cell count (13 of 21 patients) compared with a stable CD4+ T-cell count (4 of 23 patients; P < 0.001), Conversely, the absence of HIV-1 RNA(