TABLE 1.
CD4+ cell count and HIV-RNA viral load, at enrollment and after 8 months of follow-up, for 25 patients according to genotypic and phenotypic drug resistance profile
| Resistance patterna
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No. of patients | Median (range)/ml
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| At enrollment
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After 8 mo follow-up
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| Genotype | Phenotype | CD4+ cell count | HIV RNA copies | CD4+ cell count | HIV RNA copies | ||
| R | R | 14 | 533 (163-730) | 2,200 (<20-6,500) | 445 (101-648) | 7,150 (610-26,700) | |
| S | R | 5 | 414 (213-858) | 4,666 (<20-9,879) | 368 (172-730) | 11,606 (500-27,144) | |
| R | S | 4 | 449 (295-602) | 550 (128-3,000) | 513 (336-704) | 470 (100-3,800) | |
| S | S | 2 | 324 (346-303) | 240 (<20-460) | 531 (691-372) | 470 (430-510) | |
a
Genotype and phenotype evidence of resistance (R) or sensitivity (S) to at least one drug in the patient treatment.