Nature Communications (Jul 2019)

Determinants of HIV-1 reservoir size and long-term dynamics during suppressive ART

  • Nadine Bachmann,
  • Chantal von Siebenthal,
  • Valentina Vongrad,
  • Teja Turk,
  • Kathrin Neumann,
  • Niko Beerenwinkel,
  • Jasmina Bogojeska,
  • Jaques Fellay,
  • Volker Roth,
  • Yik Lim Kok,
  • Christian W. Thorball,
  • Alessandro Borghesi,
  • Sonali Parbhoo,
  • Mario Wieser,
  • Jürg Böni,
  • Matthieu Perreau,
  • Thomas Klimkait,
  • Sabine Yerly,
  • Manuel Battegay,
  • Andri Rauch,
  • Matthias Hoffmann,
  • Enos Bernasconi,
  • Matthias Cavassini,
  • Roger D. Kouyos,
  • Huldrych F. Günthard,
  • Karin J. Metzner,
  • the Swiss HIV Cohort Study

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10884-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Here, Bachmann et al. provide data on long-term dynamics of the HIV-1 reservoir in 1,057 individuals on suppressive antiretroviral therapy and show that in 26.6% of individuals the reservoir increases. Viral blips and low-level viremia are significantly associated with a slower reservoir decay.