Aids Viral Load

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Boyfriend has AIDS, viral load around 370, otherwise seem healthy

What is the life expectancy for a person with this viral load?...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Many factors would go into answering a question like that. Whether he has other medical conditions, what the CD4 count is, whether he is on HIV meds, to name a few.... Read more »

Viral Loads and AIDS

Hello Dr. Bob!Just recently I initiated the first blood test ever in my existence. I was soon... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Re; Viral Load and AIDS, July 23rd. Not a question but hope

Hello Dr. Bob! Dr. Bob, I just wanted to respond to this post as hope in reference to my situation.... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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Articles

Report on Using HIV Viral Load as Measure of Quality of Care; AIDS Epidemic Among Black Americans; Coalition to Secure CARE Act Reauthorization

"The Role of the Viral Load as a Measure of the Quality of Care for People Living With HIV: The Expert Meeting Report ," New York State Health Department 's Health AIDS Institute : The report -- written by a panel of HIV clinicians from New York --... Read more »

Answering the AIDS Denialists: CD4 (T-Cell) Counts, and Viral Load

The self-styled "AIDS dissidents," groups and individuals advocating the view that HIV does not cause AIDS, and often urging people with HIV to reject medical care, have raised their profile in recent months, ratcheting up their advocacy in the U.S.... Read more »

Peter S., an Extensively Treated Patient With a Rising Viral Load

Peter S. is a 47-year-old former book publisher, now on permanent disability, who discovered that he was infected with HIV in 1985, shortly after the first HIV antibody test was approved for commercial use. Peter and his lover of seven years were... Read more »

Personalized Vaccine Helps Decrease HIV Patients' Viral Load, Study Says

"Twenty-four AIDS patients took part in a clinical trial [of a vaccine] carried out by doctors at Barcelona's Hospital Clinic and after 24 weeks the majority had shown a 'significant' decrease in their viral load, the hospital said" on Tuesday,... Read more »

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Viral load, MOS-HIV, are you tracking?

Posted by annasearch, 2 Replies

Hi all -

I was wondering if I can get your take on something.

I'm a researcher learning about HIV and how to help people better manage HIV and AIDS. I was wondering, do people in the community track data? Viral load, CD4 count etc. Does anyone know... Read more »

Viral load 334,000 to undetectable in 5 months

Posted by DJones, 3 Replies

Just wanted to give some people hope. In January 2009 I was diagnosed with AIDS and had a viral load of 334,000 and a TCell count of 106. In five months on Atripla I now am undetectable and have a TCell count of 284. So there is good news out... Read more »

CD4, 320 , Viral load 26000, what to do??????

Posted by david73, 8 Replies

Hi ,I'm a 36 yr old ,new to this site and new to this world of hiv.
I have a Dr . that specializes in hiv, I was diagnosed 5 mos ago.and my last blood test was done last week and results are in today ...... cd4 320, viral load 26000. this is the 4... Read more »

The Failure of Viral Load Tests

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

The Failure of Viral Load Tests
JAMA Study Shakes AIDS Science, Angers HIV Advocates

A nationwide team of orthodox AIDS researchers led by doctors Benigno Rodriguez and Michael Lederman of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland are disputing the... Read more »

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