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viremia
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viremia /vi·re·mia/ (vi-re´me-ah) the presence of viruses in the blood.
vi·re·mi·a (v-rm-)
n.
The presence of viruses in the bloodstream.

Viremia
The measurable presence of virus in the bloodstream that is a characteristic of acute retroviral syndrome.
Mentioned in: AIDS

viremia
[vīrē′mē·ə]
Etymology: L, virus + Gk, haima, blood
the presence of viruses in the blood. Also spelled viraemia. Compare bacteremia, fungemia, parasitemia.

viremia [vi-re´me-ah]
the presence of viruses in the blood.

viremia (vīrē´mē),
n an elevation of virus levels occurring 2 to 4 weeks after infection with HIV.

viremia
the presence of viruses in the blood either as free virus or a cell associated viremia. In generalized virus infections there may be local invasion, proliferation in regional lymph nodes, followed by primary viremia with dissemination to other tissues. For some infections there may be a secondary viremia followed by increasing tissue damage and severe clinical disease sometimes including spread of virus to the central nervous system.

persistent viremia
virus can be isolated from the blood for periods longer than a few days.

viremia
Presence of viral particles in the circulation


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Alternatively, perhaps true antibody-positive participants did not have positive RT-PCR results because they had cleared HCV viremia; however, in the industrialized world, most antibody-positive persons have persistent viremia.
looks at: - salvage options for patients with failure of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) - switches from protease inhibitor (P1)-based regimens to PI-sparing regimens as a strategy to simplify therapy or minimize toxicity - cross-resistance among nucleoside analogs - "continuing HAART in the setting of persistent viremia.
Peripheral CD4 loss of regulatory T cells is associated with persistent viremia in chronic HIV infection.
 
 
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