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Viral Load Or Quantitative Hcv Tests

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HCV RNA, Quantitative Real Time PCR

I was just diagnosed with HCV and have been given a bunch of tests IU don't really understand. Can you tell me what these results mean?Real Time PCR H 6527988 IU/mLReference Range <43Real Time PCR H 6.81 Log IU/mLReference Range...
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 test measures the amount of virus in the blood (viral load). Your viral load count is about 6.5 million, which is about average. The other value (6.81) is the same number measured on a logrithmic scale. Many times you will see the viral load... Read more »

People who have positive HCV antibody tests and negative viral loads

If somebody hasnt had any treatment, and his viral loads are negative that means he was exposed to... Read more »

HCV Viral Load test

Dear Dr. H.I went through one year of treatment (pegasys and Ribavirin) Geno 1A for Hepatitis C in... 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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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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FAQs About HIV Viral Load Tests

Viral Load Basics | Viral Load Test Results | Viral Load and HIV Treatment | Viral Load "Blips" | Viral Load and HIV Transmission Viral Load Basics What's the difference between "undetectable" and "zero" viral load? What's the point of... Read more »
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Viral Load Tests

What Is Viral Load? How Is the Test Used? How Are Changes in Viral Load Measured? Viral Load "Blips" What Do the Numbers Mean? Are There Problems With the Viral Load Test? What Is Viral Load? The viral load test measures the amount of HIV... Read more »
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Quantitative PCR

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies
What do you think of this exam 6 months after the exposure Read more »

p24, viral load, dna, and antibody test

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Does anyone know where I can get a combination p24, viral load, dna and antibody test done? Read more »

another ?--viral load testing

Posted by anxious, 1 Reply
following my pre-seminal fluid post, i was just wondering about the viral load test. i think its the "pcr" test you guys keep referring to on here. well, being as anxious as i am for a result... what are the stats on this test? how conclusive is... Read more »

The Failure of Viral Load Tests

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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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