Association of Low Level Viremia with Inflammation and Mortality in HIV-Infected Adults

Abigail Eastburn; Rebecca Scherzer; Andrew R. Zolopa; Constance Benson; Russell Tracy; Tri Do; Peter Bacchetti; Michael Shlipak; Carl Grunfeld; Phyllis C. Tien

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0026320

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Association of Low Level Viremia with Inflammation and Mortality in HIV-Infected Adults

Abigail Eastburn,

Affiliation University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Rebecca Scherzer,

Affiliations University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Andrew R. Zolopa,

Affiliation Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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Constance Benson,

Affiliation University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Russell Tracy,

Affiliation University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America
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Tri Do,

Affiliations University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America, Roche Molecular Diagnostics, Pleasanton, California, United States of America
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Peter Bacchetti,

Affiliation University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Michael Shlipak,

Affiliations University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Carl Grunfeld,

Affiliations University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Phyllis C. Tien

* E-mail: ptien@ucsf.edu

Affiliations University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Association of Low Level Viremia with Inflammation and Mortality in HIV-Infected Adults

Abigail Eastburn,
Rebecca Scherzer,
Andrew R. Zolopa,
Constance Benson,
Russell Tracy,
Tri Do,
Peter Bacchetti,
Michael Shlipak,
Carl Grunfeld,
Phyllis C. Tien

Published: November 2, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026320

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Publication: Aids Map
Title: “HIV & AIDS Information :: Low HIV viral load doesn't cause inflammation or increase the risk of death”
http://www.aidsmap.com/Lo...

Publication: UC San Francisco News
Title: “Low Level HIV in Bloodstream Not Linked With Inflammation or Death | www.ucsf.edu”
http://www.ucsf.edu/news/...

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