Table 2 Definitions of HIV-1 disease states
From: Expression profile of host restriction factors in HIV-1 elite controllers
Patient category | Definition |
|---|---|
Elite Controllers | Antiretroviral therapy-naïve subjects who have at least one year duration of documented viral loads that are below the level of detection of conventional assays up until the date of specimen acquisition. |
Non-controllers | Subjects who have had at least one documented viral load above 10,000 copies/ml who are not taking antiretroviral therapy. |
ART Suppressed | Subjects taking antiretroviral therapy who have had at least three months duration of documented viral loads that are below the level of detection on conventional assays. |