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ShareViral Load Assays
See also: Other Diagnostic Testing
Overview
- CD4 Monitoring and Viral Load Testing (2007)
A chapter from Clinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult..
From AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center - Battle of the Sexes: Gender-Based Differences in Viral Load (Winter 2002/2003)
[Archived Article]
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In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
News
- Scientists Receive Grant to Develop Hand-Held Self-Monitoring Test for HIV Viral Loads (May 7, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - The Role of Viral Load as a Measure of the Quality of Care for People With HIV (September 9, 2005)
A panel of U.S. HIV specialists finds there are far more questions than answers about this seductive idea; available only in Word Document.
From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute - Fast, Portable Device May Ease AIDS Testing in Developing Countries (February 14, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Less Expensive HIV Progression Test as Effective as Current Tests in Use (November 22, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Viral Load Assays: Research
- Viral Load and HIV Transmission Risk (Winter/Spring 2009)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation - HIV Suppression and Baseline Viral Load (Winter/Spring 2009)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation - Study Confirms Importance of CD4 Increase, Undetectable Viral Load After Starting HAART (March 28, 2008)
From aidsmap.com - Amplified Transmission of HIV-1: Comparison of HIV-1 Concentrations in Semen and Blood During Acute and Chronic Infection (August 20, 2007)
In AIDS - Value of HIV Viral Load in Predicting CD4+ Cell Count Decline (February 2007)
Predictive value of plasma HIV RNA level on rate of CD4 T-cell decline in untreated HIV infection.
In HIV JournalView, from The Body PRO - Lower Adherence May Precede Viral Load "Blips" (September 28, 2006)
In 46th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy - Antiretroviral Update: Detectable Viral Loads and Slow Development of Resistance (October 2005)
From International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care - HIV JournalView: Persistent, Low-Level Viremia May Breed Resistance (September 2005)
[Archived Article]
Whether treatment should be switched in viremic patients depends on the regimen and the viral load level, a new study suggests.
From The Body PRO - Viral Load Blips on NNRTI-Based Therapy Not Associated With Treatment Failure (June 23, 2005)
Patients experiencing blips did, however, have low levels of ongoing viral replication that hindered CD4+ cell recovery.
From aidsmap.com - HIV JournalView: How Stable Is "Stable" Low-Level Viremia? (January 2005)
Part of HIV JournalView's Top 10 Research Reports of 2004.
From The Body PRO - Understanding the Role of HIV Load in Determining Weight Change in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (January 2005)
Abstract of a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
From International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care - Viral Load Between 400 and 20,000 Can Still Maintain Patient Health (September 7, 2004)
[Archived Article]
Partially suppressive HAART appears to protect against death and illness as well as fully suppressive HAART.
From aidsmap.com - Viral Load Test One Month After Starting HAART May Help Predict Treatment Success (September 3, 2004)
[Archived Article]
From aidsmap.com - HIV JournalView: Many Patients Remain Stable Despite Persistent Low-Level Viremia (September 2004)
From The Body PRO - One for the Blipper (November 2003)
A review of recent studies on the causes of viral load blips and variable HIV replication rates.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis - Results of a Physician Survey on Ordering Viral Load Testing (May 2003)
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care - Dynamics of Viral Rebound in Plasma and Semen After Stopping Effective Antiretroviral Therapy (July 11, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In The XIV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO - The Buzz: The Disconnect Syndrome -- A Controversial Dilemma (May/June 2002)
[Archived Article]
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network - Viral Blips and Virologic Failure (April 29, 2002)
[Archived Article]
Study results presented at Retrovirus 2002.
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In STEP Ezine, from Seattle Treatment Education Project - Measles Found to Suppress HIV (April 12, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News - Are Episodes of Transient Viremia ("Blips" in HIV RNA) Predictive of Virologic Failure in Heavily Treatment-Experienced Patients? (February 27, 2002)
In The 9th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO - Antiretroviral Therapy Update: HIV Viral Load Response to Antiretroviral Therapy Based on CD4 Cell Count and Viral Load (January 31, 2002)
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In STEP Ezine, from Seattle Treatment Education Project - New Finding May Help Doctors Prevent HIV Drug Resistance (November 22, 2001)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Viral "Blips" May Not Indicate Treatment Failure (November 2001)
[Archived Article]
In OUTReach, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation - Ability of Patients With HIV Infection to Predict Changes in Their Own CD4+ Lymphocyte and Viral Load Measurements (October 27, 2001)
In 39th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, from The Body PRO - Immunologic Profile of HIV-Infected Patients During Viral Remission and Relapse on Antiretroviral Therapy (October 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive - Ask the Expert: A New Infection With an Undetectable Viral Load (October 2001)
[Archived Article]
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In HEPP News, from Brown Medical School - Prevalence and Predictive Value of Intermittent Viremia With Combination HIV Therapy (July 11, 2001)
In Journal of the American Medical Association - Low-Level HIV Viral Rebound and Blips in Patients Receiving Potent Antiretroviral Therapy (February 7, 2001)
In The 8th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO - Viral Reservoirs and Ongoing Virus Replication in Patients on HAART: Implications for Clinical Management) (February 5, 2001)
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