Cerebrospinal fluid HIV escape associated with progressive neurologic dysfunction in patients on antiretroviral therapy with well controlled plasma viral load
Peluso MJ, Ferretti F, Peterson J, Lee E, Fuchs D, Boschini A, Gisslén M, Angoff N, Price RW, Cinque P, Spudich S. Cerebrospinal fluid HIV escape associated with progressive neurologic dysfunction in patients on antiretroviral therapy with well controlled plasma viral load. AIDS 2012, 26: 1765-1774. PMID: 22614889, PMCID: PMC3881435, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e328355e6b2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCSF HIV RNAAntiretroviral therapyHIV RNACopies/CSF escapeNeurologic abnormalitiesCerebrospinal fluidMedian CD4 T-cell countDetectable CSF HIV RNAMedian plasma HIV RNACD4 T-cell countCentral nervous system exposureNew neurologic abnormalitiesPlasma HIV levelsPlasma HIV RNAProgressive neurologic abnormalitiesStable ART regimenPlasma viral loadT-cell countsElevated CSF proteinRetrospective case seriesProgressive neurologic dysfunctionUrban medical centerCSF RNAHIV escape