Nonparametric Mixed-Effects Models for Repeated Binary Data Arising in Serial Dilution Assays: An Application to Estimating Viral Burden in AIDS
连续稀释试验重复二元数据的非参数混合效应模型:艾滋病病毒负荷估计
This article develops methods for estimating treatment effects in mixed-effects models using outcome data gathered from serial dilution assays. Our application allows us to estimate the viral burden of HIV infection before and after antiviral treatment from cell dilution assays. This assay is designed to determine the infectious units per patient peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC). The infectious unit is the amount of virus required to produce detectable HIV infection…