Longitudinal analysis of plasma viral loads.

<p>Plasma viral loads were determined by TaqMan RT-qPCR using our standard viral load assay. All RMs began HAART (4 NRTI, 1 NNRTI) after eight weeks of infection. Rhesus macaques Mmu 37969 and Mmu 38202 were necropsied during therapy at weeks 50 and 52 PI respectively. Viremia rebounded in RMs Mmu 38560, Mmu 38606, and Mmu 37774 upon cessation of therapy at week 50 PI. These RMs were necropsied on the following weeks PI: (Mmu 37774: week 65, Mmu 38560: week 67, and Mmu 38606: week 69). The dotted line indicates the lower limit of detection of the standard viral load assay (50 copies of viral RNA per mL of plasma).