High prevalence of low-level viremia among infants initiated on antiretroviral drugs following mother-to-child transmission of HIV
A Viral load < 1000 copies/ml is achieved much more slowly in pediatric patients, implying that it might take longer for babies to achieve the third 95 (95% virally suppressed) of the UNAIDS targets. Furthermore, the greater prevalence of LLV in pediatric patients than in mothers has important implications for the response to therapy.
Authors
- Caroline Otike
- Roy Basiimwa
- Eva Natukunda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2944-5412)
- Paul Arikod
- Immaculate Nankya
- Cissy Kityo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9286-7052)
- Diana Rutebarika
- Faryad Muwabe
- Christine Matama
Institutions
- Joint Clinical Research Centre (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AIDS Research and Therapy
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12981-025-00701-3
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.19