What Is An Acceptable Hiv Viral Load

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Women and HIV Viral Load

Table of Contents What Is a Viral Load? How Are Viral Load Results Used? Starting Treatment When Should You Be Tested? Women and Viral Load Areas of Future Viral Load Research What Is a Viral Load? HIV attacks immune system cells called CD4 cells. HIV enters these cells and turns them into virusfactories that produce thousands of copies of HIV. As the virus grows, itdamages or kills CD4 cells, weakening your immune system. ...

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What is a acceptable viral load?/Starting Meds

I'm a 48 year old male and have been positivie for 17 years. I have never been on meds. My cd4 is 662 my percent is 28.8, my V.L. is now ranging from 46,000-49000 (past six months). Also my sugar level has been flaged at 113 and 119. Does this...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Your CD4 count is in the normal range and your CD4% is only slightly decreased. Your viral load is in the moderate range. Given that you have been infected for 17 years and these are your numbers today, one could make an argument for not starting... Read more »

Undetectable Viral Load Infection and Superinfection (FINDINGS SUGGEST HIV CAN BE TRANSMITTED FROM MSM WITH UNDETECTABLE VIRAL LOAD 2009) (SUPERINFECTION, 2009)

Thanks for your comments and information about the possibility that people with undetectable viral might be able to infect HIV negative people and contribute to HIV superinfection, but is there any research revealing the actual numbers of such...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,No, we do not have reliable information as to how often this phenomenon occurs. As you can probably imagine it is quite challenging to conclusively prove that a particular strain of HIV was transmitted to an already infected individual. This... Read more »

HIV VIRAL LOAD

Doctor, i don't understand why you told that guy in the Aug 2 thread, that his Western Blot was likely a false negative. This means, you are assuming that he's positive (by virtue of a positive ELISA or some other test)... But if that...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Hang on there a minute! No one is trying to have it both ways. You need to take a closer look at the facts presented in the questioner's text. (See below).Briefly, the questioner states he was diagnosed HIV positive in 2006. This assumes... Read more »

expected/acceptable viral loads after high baseline

dear dr. holodniy,thank you for this wonderful service, by the way!I have been on haart (d4t, 3tc, sustiva) for 7 months, and have been coming down from >500,000 copies, t4=14 (baseline in early December), to 200 copies and t4=250. My physician...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

You are asking all the right questions. You have had a fantastic response, but like your doctor, I am concerned that viral reduction has stalled. Your goal, as with all patients, should be to get to < 50. The 6 month rule is purely arbitrary... 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. Read more »

The Failure of Viral Load Tests

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The Failure of Viral Load Tests
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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 »

hiv viral load

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took hiv viral load after 6 months exposure they did the old
hiv viral load not the one that can detect down to 20 copies
hiv viral load <400. would your viral load be over 400 after 6 months exposure? Read more »

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 »

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