HIV cannot be passed on during sex. This is what is meant by the slogan 'Undetectable equals Untransmittable' ('U=U'). Having an undetectable viral load means that there is not enough of the virus in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Innovations in HIV diagnostics, including rapid tests and nucleic acid amplification, are critical for timely detection and ...

I’m scared to tell my partner I’m HIV positive – how do I go about it? - It’s a big conversation to tackle, but there’s ...

A look back at how Johns Hopkins has led AIDS and HIV clinical care, research, and education locally and around the world ...

Last year an HIV taskforce recommended what priority areas the government should act on, with the new strategy informed by ...