Detection of HIV-1 viral load in tears of HIV/AIDS patients.
Yujing QianZunyou WuChao ChenKuifang DuWen Bin WeiPublished in: Infection (2020)
HIV-1 RNA is present in tears of more than half of the HAART-naïve patients, whereas absent in tears of patients on HAART. Tear viral load is positively associated with plasma viral load while it is negatively correlated with CD4 cell count. This study provides novel insights into the area with limited understanding-HIV-1 viral load in tears.
Keyphrases
- hiv aids
- end stage renal disease
- antiretroviral therapy
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- hepatitis c virus
- patient reported outcomes
- hiv infected patients
- stem cells
- single cell
- south africa
- rotator cuff
- bone marrow
- quantum dots
- cell therapy
- sensitive detection