Relationship Between Tenofovir Diphosphate Concentrations in Dried Blood Spots and Virological Outcomes After Initiating Tenofovir-Lamivudine-Dolutegravir as First-Line or Second-Line Antiretroviral Therapy.

Jennifer Kate van HeerdenGraeme MeintjesDavid BarrYing ZhaoRulan GrieselClaire Marriott KeeneLubbe WiesnerLufina Tsirizani GalileyaPaolo DentiGary Maartens

Published in: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (2024)

TFV-DP concentrations in dried blood spots exhibit a dose-response relationship with viral load. Analyzing TFV-DP concentrations as continuous variables rather than conventional categorization may be appropriate.

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antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected patients
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human immunodeficiency virus
hiv positive
hiv aids
hepatitis c virus
south africa