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Baseline viral load may affect time to treatment success. An analysis of HIV-infected individuals enrolled in study Dupont 006 revealed some interesting trends with regard to time needed to achieve viral suppression (defined as a viral load of less than 50 copies/mL). Baseline plasma viral load was a significant predictor of early (within 24 weeks) versus late response to antiretroviral therapy. Some individuals with baseline viral loads greater than 100,000 copies/mL needed at lea...

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