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Monitored viral load: a measure of HIV treatment outcomes in an outpatient setting in Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island medical journal (2013) [R I Med J (2013)] 2014 Jan 05; Vol. 98 (1), pp. 26-30. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jan 05. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Community viral load measurements have been postulated to be a population-based biomarker of HIV disease. We propose the use of the monitored community viral load (mCVL) as an aggregate measure of viral load among persons receiving HIV care with available HIV-1 plasma viral loads and applied it to our clinic population from 2003-2010. We demonstrated a reduction in mCVL from 16,589 copies/ml to 11,992 copies/ml that correlated with a rising rate of antiretroviral use and HIV viral suppression; however, differences among risk populations were observed. The mCVL is a useful measure of HIV burden among patients in-care; it may reflect the HIV transmission risk in the community and help target preventive interventions.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Ambulatory Care
Cost of Illness
Female
HIV Infections epidemiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Rhode Island epidemiology
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome
Viral Load methods
Young Adult
Anti-HIV Agents therapeutic use
HIV Infections drug therapy
Viral Load statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2327-2228
- Volume :
- 98
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Rhode Island medical journal (2013)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25562057