2016
Characterizing Patients with Very-Low-Level HIV Viremia: A Community-Based Study
Helou E, Shenoi S, Kyriakides T, Landry ML, Kozal M, Barakat LA. Characterizing Patients with Very-Low-Level HIV Viremia: A Community-Based Study. Journal Of The International Association Of Providers Of AIDS Care (JIAPAC) 2016, 16: 261-266. PMID: 27903948, PMCID: PMC5423832, DOI: 10.1177/2325957416680028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirologic failureViral load levelsPill burdenAlcohol useHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) careLow-level HIV viremiaUndetectable viral load levelsAntiretroviral regimen changesAntiretroviral therapy changesExperienced virologic failureLow-level viremiaIntravenous drug useSubset of patientsFrequent clinic visitsPoor clinical outcomePossible risk factorsHepatitis C virusHIV viremiaMore comorbiditiesNonfailure groupVirologic suppressionVirological failureCD4 countConsecutive chartsClinic visits
2009
Low-Abundance HIV Drug-Resistant Viral Variants in Treatment-Experienced Persons Correlate with Historical Antiretroviral Use
Le T, Chiarella J, Simen BB, Hanczaruk B, Egholm M, Landry ML, Dieckhaus K, Rosen MI, Kozal MJ. Low-Abundance HIV Drug-Resistant Viral Variants in Treatment-Experienced Persons Correlate with Historical Antiretroviral Use. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e6079. PMID: 19562031, PMCID: PMC2698118, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral treatment historyDrug-resistant mutationsVirologic failureAntiretroviral useDrug-resistant variantsTreatment historyOverall burdenGenotypic resistanceHIV drug-resistant mutationsHIV drug-resistant variantsStanford HIV database algorithmDrug-resistant viral variantsSubsequent antiretroviral regimensTreatment-experienced patientsConventional genotypingPrior treatment historyUltra-deep pyrosequencingSanger sequencingAntiretroviral regimensMore antiretroviralsChart reviewAntiretroviral drugsUltra-deep sequencingClinical implicationsViral variants