Higher efficacy of nevirapine than efavirenz to achieve HIV-1 plasma viral load below 1 copy/ml

OBJECTIVES To compare the level of HIV-1 residual viremia, defined by a viral load below 50 copies/ml in patients receiving a tenofovir/emtricitabine and nevirapine (NVP) or efavirenz (EFV)-containing regimen. DESIGN One hundred and sixty-five HIV-1-infected patients were retrospectively included since they achieved virological suppression (viral load