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While most integrated proviruses are defective, a small portion of proviruses are intact that represent a major obstacle to achieving an HIV cure. We have designed an approach for selective elimination of host cells harboring replication-competent HIV (SECH), through inhibition of autophagy and anti-apoptotic molecules during viral reactivation. However, the effects of SECH on the dynamics of intact and defective HIV provirus remain unclear.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We isolated DNA from HIV-infected samples after SECH treatments. We analyzed HIV type 1 (HIV-1) proviruses in these samples by intact proviral DNA assay, near full-length polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and DNA sequencing analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We show that SECH treatments reduce reservoirs harboring intact but not defective HIV proviruses by intact proviral DNA assay. 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