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How To Interpret Your Hcv Viral Load

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Viral Load Interpretation

what does it mean if viral load is > 110,000,000 IU/ml using TAQMAN?...
Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine
You don't indicate what virus was tested. Assuming this is HCV, that is a very high viral load.... Read more »

HCV - viral load increase 714000-950000, 18mo.

I am female, HCV positive, diagnosed in 1996. In February 2002 my viral load was reported at... Read more »

Interpreting HCV RNA results

My first viral load test shows "4560". Then during Pegasys/Copegus tx, it dropped to... Read more »
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Hepatitis C Viral Load

What Is Viral Load? How Is Viral Load Reported? How Is the Test Used? Viral Load Response to Treatment What Is Viral Load? There are two main types of HCV viral load tests: Qualitative viral load tests determine the presence of HCV... Read more »
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Further Analysis of Vacc-4x Phase IIb Study Shows a Statistically Significant Reduction in Viral Load Over Placebo

Oslo -- After further analyses of the international, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multi-center phase IIb study of Bionor Pharma's therapeutic HIV-vaccine candidate, Vacc-4x, the Company reports an unexpected statistically... Read more »
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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 »
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Terms For Response to HCV Treatment

Treatment Response: Response to hepatitis C treatment is measured by change in HCV viral load at different time points. Since it is a common practice to release interim data from HCV treatment trials, it is important to understand what these terms... Read more »
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Test results How to interpret it??

Posted by pozz_in_SA, 1 Reply
I was diagnosed in March 2006. First results CD 4 was 820 and Viral load Undetectable. One year later CD 4 729 and Viral load 7200.

Is there an average at which the VL increase pe year and how long do you think it will be before I have to go on meds. Read more »

CD4 668 - Viral Load 227567 ? about viral load

Posted by Courtkidx, 1 Reply
I just got these results via phone and im just curious if anyone can tell me if I should be worried about my semi high viral load? I know my cd4 count is good. I am newly diagnosed as of dec. 30, 2009. Any info would be appreciated. Read more »

Numbers interpretation

Posted by Soloandlonely, 2 Replies
Dear,

I hope someone will be able to help with explaining what the following information mean?

Does it mean one needs treatment or not?

RNA copies:160080 cp/ml

Log units :5.204
CD4 ( 444)

Please answer..

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HIV/HCV

Posted by Jackie__Blue, 1 Reply
Strange things going on. My husband can't go outside in the daylight without the back of his hands blistering. He has some other symptoms also. Seems it may be related to his liver.

The blisters may well be from Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (still... Read more »

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