Abstract
The 1990s were marked by tremendous progress in understanding HIV-1 infection and disease progression in infected individuals. The new discoveries had direct applications in predicting clinical outcomes and monitoring antiviral therapies. With the identification of secondary receptors of HIV-1 cell entry, the CCR-5 receptor was found to be a single genetically determined factor that influences both HIV-1 transmission and disease progression. Quantitation of HIV-1 RNA led to the discoveries that detectable or even high levels of HIV-1 replication occur during all phases of infection and that plasma HIV-1 RNA levels are powerful predictors of clinical outcome. These discoveries in pathogenesis have already been adopted as standards to predict disease progression and to monitor antiviral therapy in infected individuals.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 731-742 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1997 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynecology