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Case 1: Acute (Primary) HIV Infection

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C Patients recently infected with HIV typically have plasma HIV RNA levels greater than 50,000 copies/ml within 4 weeks of acquiring HIV.

This answer is correct. Persons who become infected with HIV can develop detectable viremia within 4-11 days of the time of acquiring HIV. The early viremia is generally poorly controlled, with the plasma HV RNA typically increasing to a level greater than 100,000 copies/ml within 14-21 days of the initial infection.


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