AIDS Alert. 2002 Apr;17(4):45-6.
Investigators have found that by looking at early viral decline, a clinician can predict a 12-week outcome among patients starting an antiretroviral regimen. The key is to buck conventional wisdom and look at viral load results within a week of treatment. 'If people are suppressed in that first week, then it is maintained,' says an investigator with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease.
研究人员发现，通过观察病毒早期下降情况，临床医生可以预测开始抗逆转录病毒治疗方案的患者在12周后的治疗结果。关键在于打破传统观念，在治疗一周内查看病毒载量结果。美国国立过敏和传染病研究所的一名研究人员表示：“如果患者在第一周病毒载量就受到抑制，那么这种情况会持续下去。”
