Low frequency of GB virus C viremia in a cohort of HIV-1-infected elite suppressors

Joel N. Blankson; Donna Klinzman; Jacquie Astemborski; David L. Thomas; Gregory D. Kirk; Jack T. Stapleton

doi:10.1097/QAD.0b013e328316c3fb

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Low frequency of GB virus C viremia in a cohort of HIV-1-infected elite suppressors

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Low frequency of GB virus C viremia in a cohort of HIV-1-infected elite suppressors

Joel N. Blankson, Donna Klinzman, Jacquie Astemborski, David L. Thomas, Gregory D. Kirk and Jack T. Stapleton

AIDS (London), Vol.22(17), pp.2398-2400

11/12/2008

DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328316c3fb

PMID: 18981782

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The persistence of GB virus C viremia in patients with chronic HIV-1 infection has been associated with increased survival. Elite suppressors are untreated HIV-1-infected patients who maintain viral loads of below 50 copies/ml. This study found that the frequency of GB virus C viremia, in elite suppressors and chronically infected patients with progressive disease was not significantly different. Thus, GB virus C does not appear to explain the nonprogressive course seen in this cohort of elite suppressors.

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Title: Subtitle: Low frequency of GB virus C viremia in a cohort of HIV-1-infected elite suppressors
Creators: Joel N. Blankson - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Donna Klinzman - University of Iowa
Jacquie Astemborski - Johns Hopkins University
David L. Thomas - Johns Hopkins University
Gregory D. Kirk - Johns Hopkins University
Jack T. Stapleton - Johns Hopkins University
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: AIDS (London), Vol.22(17), pp.2398-2400
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328316c3fb
PMID: 18981782
ISSN: 0269-9370
eISSN: 1473-5571
Number of pages: 3
Grant note: R56 AI73185-01A1; R01 DA04334; R01 DA13806; R01 AI-58740 / NIH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA R56AI073185 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Veterans Administration Merit Review Grant; US Department of Veterans Affairs R01DA004334 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); European Commission
Language: English
Date published: 11/12/2008
Academic Unit: Microbiology and Immunology; Infectious Diseases; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984297438302771

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