Since HIV viral-load testing is the best tool to enable early detection of therapeutic failure, unrecognized virological failure along with selection and accumulation of drug resistance have been ...
The decrease in CD4 cells during HIV infection seems to be driven by immune activation, which does not always correlate with viral load. Experienced clinicians are all too familiar with the ...
Understanding the relationship between viral load and transmission is of vital importance for the treatment, and eventual elimination, of HIV. It is well known that individuals who have high ...
Once the amount of HIV in body fluids is reduced to an ‘undetectable’ level, HIV cannot be passed on during sex. This is what is meant by the slogan 'Undetectable equals Untransmittable' ('U=U').
It’s important for all people with HIV to have regular blood tests. The two most important blood tests are for CD4 and viral load. CD4 and viral load test results give essential information about the ...
How Do CD4 Levels Affect Viral Load? The goal of ART is to lower the level of HIV in your blood – your “viral load” – to an undetectable level. This means the level of HIV in your blood is ...