Document Type
Technical Report
Department
Mathematics (HMC)
Publication Date
11-2001
Abstract
Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART) of HIV infection has significantly reduced morbidity and mortality in developed countries. However, since these treatments can cause side effects and require strict adherence to treatment protocol, questions about whether or not treatment can be interrupted or discontinued with control of infection maintained by the host immune system remain to be answered. We present sensitivity analysis of a compartmental model for HIV infection that allows for treatment interruptions, including the sensitivity of the compartments themselves to our parameters as well as the sensitivity of the cost function used in parameter estimation. Recommendations are made about collecting data in order to best estimate the most sensitive parameters in the model. Furthermore, we present parameter estimates using simulated data.
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© 2001 The Center for Research in Scientific Computation (CRSC), North Carolina State University
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Recommended Citation
Kubiak, S., H. Lehr, R. Levy, T. Moeller, A. Parker, and E. Swim. "Modeling control of HIV infection through structured treatment interruptions with recommendations for experimental protocol." Ed. Pierre A. Gremaud, Zhilin Li, Ralph C. Smith, and Hien T. Tran. Industrial Mathematics Modeling Workshop for Graduate Students, July 23 - July 31, 2001. Raleigh, 2001. 67-86.
Comments
First published in 2001 Industrial Mathematics Modeling Workshop for Graduate Students, CRSC Technical Report 2001, no. 27, by the Center for Research in Scientific Computation.
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