Long-term study of HIV-1 infection, its progression, and drug resistance

You may qualify if

• Documented HIV viral load less than 2000 copies/ml WITHOUT taking antiretroviral therapy
• Undetectable HIV viral load with CD4 T-cells consistently less than 350 for the last 12 months while taking a stable antiretroviral regimen.
• Antiretroviral naive and planning to start an antiretroviral regimen - any CD4 or HIV viral load acceptable.
• Long-term Non Progressors: HIV-positive at least 10 years, no antiretroviral therapy for the past 10 years or more, any viral load acceptable, CD4-T cell count always above 500.

You can't join if

• Active opportunistic infection or systemic treatment for opportunistic infection within the last 4 months (oral candidiasis acceptable)
• Active treatment for cancer
• Active treatment for hepatitis C requiring interferon based therapy
• Immunosuppressive therapy taken within the last 4 months