Viral Load Testing

The Basics

FAQs About HIV Viral Load Tests (February 27, 2013)
From The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums
Viral Load Tests (February 19, 2013)
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From AIDS InfoNet
Understanding HIV-Related Lab Tests II: Viral Load, Resistance and Tropism (June 2012)
From The Well Project
What Does an Undetectable Viral Load REALLY Mean? A Blog Entry by Gary Bell (April 11, 2012)
"There are many well documented benefits to reducing the viral load of an HIV+ individual to an undetectable level. Unfortunately, there also remains a some haziness about the term 'undetectable.' In actuality, it is somewhat of a misnomer."
From TheBody.com
Women and HIV Viral Load (February 2012)
From The Well Project
Diagnostic, Monitoring and Resistance Laboratory Tests for HIV (June 2010)
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From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
HIV Viral Load Testing (2009)
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From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Blood Work: Two Common Tests to Use for Monitoring HIV Disease (January 2008)
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From Project Inform
Viral Load Tests (August 15, 2006)
From AIDS Treatment Data Network
Battle of the Sexes: Gender-Based Differences in Viral Load (Winter 2002/2003)
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In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project

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Research on Viral Load

Routine Viral Load Monitoring Almost Halves Risk of Virologic Failure in 18-Month Kenyan Study (March 12, 2013)
From aidsmap.com
Any HIV Viral Load Reduction Can Improve CD4 Count for Individuals With Multi-Class Resistance, Study Finds (January 15, 2013)
From TheBodyPRO.com
Virologic Failure Experienced by 12% of HIV-Infected People With Persistent, Low-Level Viral Load (October 11, 2012)
In The 52nd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC 2012), from TheBodyPRO.com
Top 10 HIV/AIDS-Related Clinical Developments of 2011 (December 1, 2011)
David Alain Wohl, M.D., on HIV treatment as prevention; the dawning of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), but with women absent; the concept of "viremia copy-years"; the impact of race and gender on HIV treatment outcomes; setbacks for two treatment approaches involving Isentress; new hepatitis C therapies; a new once-daily HIV pill; the rising rates of HIV among black MSM; and what comes after "test and treat."
From TheBody.com
HIV Point of Care Diagnostics Pipeline (September 2011)
In 2011 Pipeline Report, from Treatment Action Group and HIV i-Base
On TheBodyPRO.com
Community Viral Load: A New Way to Measure Our Progress (March 2, 2011)
From AIDS.gov
On TheBodyPRO.com
Viral Counts Necessary for Gauging Health of Children With HIV (November 18, 2010)
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
On TheBodyPRO.com
Will Your Next Viral Load Be as Undetectable as the Last? Study Says: Probably (June 10, 2009)
From TheBody.com
Home Viral Load Test to Be Developed (May 5, 2009)
A grant of more than $3 million has just been given to scientists at three of London's largest research centers to develop a personal, handheld HIV viral load tester within the next three years.
From BBC News
Viral Load and HIV Transmission Risk (Winter/Spring 2009)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation

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News

HIV Viral Load Trends in San Francisco, 2001-2011 (August 17, 2012)
From HIVandHepatitis.com
Using Viral Load Data to Monitor HIV Burden and Treatment Outcomes in the United States (February 7, 2012)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On TheBodyPRO.com
Scientists Receive Grant to Develop Hand-Held Self-Monitoring Test for HIV Viral Loads (May 7, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Home Viral Load Test to Be Developed (May 5, 2009)
A grant of more than $3 million has just been given to scientists at three of London's largest research centers to develop a personal, handheld HIV viral load tester within the next three years.
From BBC News
Fast, Portable Device May Ease AIDS Testing in Developing Countries (February 14, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Less Expensive HIV Progression Test as Effective as Current Tests in Use (November 22, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Viral "Blips" Do Not Indicate Treatment Failure (Summer/Autumn 2001)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation