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Case 3: Laboratory Monitoring after Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy

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C A follow-up HIV RNA value should first be checked 2-8 weeks after starting therapy.

This answer is correct. According to the 2006 DHHS guidelines, patients should have an HIV RNA value checked 2-8 weeks after antiretroviral therapy is started. The first post-treatment HIV RNA value should indicate a substantial decrease in the HIV RNA level (at least a 1.0 log decrease compared with baseline).


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