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What Is A High Viral Load
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High Viral load and high CD4Dear Doctor, I am HIV+ since Feb00 and I discovered it last june. My CD4 have been always high (930 - 750 - 860 - 907), but also my viral load (60k, 240K, 80K, 200K). I feel very well (from a health point of view) although also very depressed due to...
Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.
Stanford University, School of Medicine
We are beginning to rethink when treatment should be initiated. New guidelines for treatment initiation are just being released. In general these new guidelines state that treatment could be deferred until the CD4 count is <350, and the viral...
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High viral load, High CD4 countI'm not on medications and for the last year my viral load has been 70,000 or higher. At the... Read more »High viral load AND high cd4 count, 5 yearsI recently started dating a beautiful man that I am very interested in starting something serious... Read more »
Articles
Complera Labeling Update: No Longer Recommended at High Viral Loads; Hepatotoxicity Precaution AddedOn January 25, 2013, FDA approved changes to the Complera (emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) package insert. The major changes include restricting the indication to treatment-naive adult patients with HIV-1 RNA less than or... Read more »
KS in the HAART Era Includes Patients With High CD4 and Suppressed Viral Load: Importance of KS Chemotherapy for Some Patients in Addition to ARTAn overview of Kaposi's Sarcoma (KS) in the HAART era was given by Mark Bower from the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital who focussed on the continued use for KS chemotherapy and included recent cases of KS in patients with high CD4 counts (>350... Read more »
High-Dose Multivitamin Use in Advanced HIV Has No Benefit to CD4 and Viral Load and May Cause Liver ToxicityWhether daily micronutrient supplements improve health has for decades been a hotly debated question. In recent years several large studies have been published and received wide publicity. Results, whether in trials for HIV positive or HIV negative... Read more »
Long-Term Suppression of Viral Load and Sustained CD4 Cell Increase Reduce Risk of Cervical HPV Infection for HIV-Positive WomenWomen infected with HIV also have high rates of infection with high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) that cause cervical cancer. Researchers in Brussels, Belgium, have proved that an undetectable viral load and sustained immune... Read more »
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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.
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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 » DNA PCR Vs Viral Load test
Posted by sunkyst, 1 Reply
Does anyone know the difference between a HIV DNA PCR test versus a viral load test that's performed on someone already confirmed positive, obviously one is about detecting the virus and the other how much but are the methods used essentially the...
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Tcells and Viral Load numbers
Posted by malias90, 1 Reply
My tcells are 617 and my viral load is 198,000. My viral load in May 05 was 60,000. They think I have inflammation in my urine, white cells in it. My nausea besides happening with the HIV meds I am on could be related to my intestinal issues. Please... Read more »
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