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Traditional approaches rely on serological assays or CD4 counts, which can lack precision. Sequence-based estimates using pretreatment RNA diversity help address this, but are limited by immediate ART initiation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We developed Bayesian models to predict viremic time from diversity in HIV reservoir sequences in 2 cohorts from Uganda and Sweden. We computed 6 diversity metrics for gp41, RT, and matrix p17. We fitted 36 models per region using slope-fitting and weighting strategies and evaluated predictive accuracy and diagnostics. We validated top models in participants with diagnosis dates but unknown seroconversion dates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Reservoir diversity increased with viremic time. Models using unique RT and gp41 sequences performed well; combining regions improved predictions, especially using nucleotide diversity and mean TN93 distances. In validation, estimates and credible intervals that aligned with diagnosis dates; and log-transformed sequence count weights increased precision. Models using matrix p17, complex metrics, or identical sequences showed weaker performance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We present a new Bayesian approach to estimate HIV viremic time from reservoir sequences. 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