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Viral Load Assay

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down side of viral load assays

most labs are not always fool proof what if any are the misinterpretations of viral load readings and are there any papers that have been written on these aspects?...
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
This is a fairly large field, with many published papers. The two major areas of inquiry are assay issues and biological phenomena. Assay issues include things like reproducibility, precision, and subtype detection. Biological issues relate to... Read more »

Viral Load Assay Question

Hello Dr. Holodiny,I notice on my lab report for my viral load under the Actual Kit copies/ml that... Read more »

viral replication assay

Can you tell me if and when you use the viral replication assay and how important has this test... Read more »
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Women and HIV Viral Load

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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 »

viral load

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Does the viral load go up after exposure or during ARS ?
And then does it go back down after 6 months? Read more »

cd4 or viral load

Posted by Lilly, 2 Replies
When starting to think about treatment, does either counts (cd4s or viral load) play a bigger role? My viral load has recently dropped, but so has my cd4's. My counts are all still at a comfortable level for me with no meds, but at the clinic... Read more »

viral load

Posted by kaliboo, 2 Replies
I've been trying to find out what your viral load is (approximately, of course) shortly after being infected... and have had no luck...

So I guess I'm just wondering... what was your viral load when it was first tested? Read more »

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