Deep Sequencing of HIV-1 in Cerebrospinal Fluid.

Tong, Cheuk Yan William; Costelloe, Sinead; Hubb, Jonathan; Mullen, Jane; O'Shea, Siobhan; Marta, Monica; Kulasegaram, Ranjababu; Rackstraw, Simon · Clin Infect Dis · 2015

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Abstract

Using deep sequencing, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) resistance-associated mutations were detected as minority species in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 4 patients with higher HIV type 1 RNA load in CSF than in plasma, but not in 2 patients with higher plasma viral load. Deep sequencing could help our understanding of viral escape in the central nervous system.

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