Viral Load Testing
The Basics
 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
- Viral Load Tests (February 27, 2012)
To read PDF, click here.
From AIDS InfoNet
- Women and HIV Viral Load (February 2012)
From The Well Project
- FAQs About HIV Viral Load Tests (February 1, 2012)
From The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums
- Diagnostic, Monitoring and Resistance Laboratory Tests for HIV (June 2010)
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From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
- Understanding HIV-Related Lab Tests II: Viral Load, Resistance and Tropism (March 2010)
From The Well Project
- HIV Viral Load Testing (2009)
To read PDF, click here.
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Blood Work: Two Common Tests to Use for Monitoring HIV Disease (January 2008)
To read PDF, click here.
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)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Viral Load and T-Cell (CD4) Counts: Why They Matter (May 11, 2001)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Reasons for Hope: Chasing the End Zone -- An Update on "Ultrasensitive" Viral Load Tests (March 1999)
[Archived Article]
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Viral Load Testing (December 15, 1998)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS 101: Guide to HIV Basics, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- What Is a Viral Load? (Fall 1998)
[Archived Article]
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Not Perfect, But Good Enough (June 1998)
[Archived Article]
CD4 counts can rise dramatically even when viral loads do not drop to undetectable levels.
In AIDS Care, from San Francisco General Hospital
- Viral Load: How Low Can You Go? (May 1998)
[Archived Article]
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Research on Viral Load
 Top 10 HIV/AIDS-Related Clinical Developments of 2011 (December 1, 2011)
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
- HIV Suppression and Baseline Viral Load (Winter/Spring 2009)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Study Finds HIV "Hides From Drugs for Years" (March 31, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Study Confirms Importance of CD4 Increase, Undetectable Viral Load After Starting HAART (March 28, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
- Value of HIV Viral Load in Predicting CD4+ Cell Count Decline (February 2007)
Predictive value of plasma HIV RNA level on rate of CD4 T-cell decline in untreated HIV infection.
In HIV JournalView, from TheBodyPRO.com
- Lower Adherence May Precede Viral Load "Blips" (September 28, 2006)
In 46th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
On TheBodyPRO.com
- HIV JournalView: Persistent, Low-Level Viremia May Breed Resistance (September 2005)
[Archived Article]
Whether treatment should be switched in viremic patients depends on the regimen and the viral load level, a new study suggests.
From TheBodyPRO.com
- HIV JournalView: How Stable Is "Stable" Low-Level Viremia? (January 2005)
Part of HIV JournalView's Top 10 Research Reports of 2004.
From TheBodyPRO.com
- Viral Load Between 400 and 20,000 Can Still Maintain Patient Health (September 7, 2004)
[Archived Article]
Partially suppressive HAART appears to protect against death and illness as well as fully suppressive HAART.
From aidsmap.com
- Viral Load Test One Month After Starting HAART May Help Predict Treatment Success (September 3, 2004)
[Archived Article]
From aidsmap.com
- HIV JournalView: Many Patients Remain Stable Despite Persistent Low-Level Viremia (September 2004)
From TheBodyPRO.com
- One for the Blipper (November 2003)
A review of recent studies on the causes of viral load blips and variable HIV replication rates.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
On TheBodyPRO.com
- Dynamics of Viral Rebound in Plasma and Semen After Stopping Effective Antiretroviral Therapy (July 11, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In The XIV International AIDS Conference, from TheBodyPRO.com
- The Buzz: The Disconnect Syndrome -- A Controversial Dilemma (May/June 2002)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
On TheBodyPRO.com
- Viral Blips and Virologic Failure (April 29, 2002)
[Archived Article]
Study results presented at Retrovirus 2002.
To read PDF, click here.
In STEP Ezine, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
On TheBodyPRO.com
- Measles Found to Suppress HIV (April 12, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
On TheBodyPRO.com
- Are Episodes of Transient Viremia ("Blips" in HIV RNA) Predictive of Virologic Failure in Heavily Treatment-Experienced Patients? (February 27, 2002)
In The 9th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from TheBodyPRO.com
- Antiretroviral Therapy Update: HIV Viral Load Response to Antiretroviral Therapy Based on CD4 Cell Count and Viral Load (January 31, 2002)
To read PDF, click here.
In STEP Ezine, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
On TheBodyPRO.com
- HIV Viral Load in Genital Tract and Blood Not Parallel (December 2001)
[Archived Article]
In HEPP News, from Brown Medical School
- New Finding May Help Doctors Prevent HIV Drug Resistance (November 22, 2001)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
On TheBodyPRO.com
- Viral "Blips" May Not Indicate Treatment Failure (November 2001)
[Archived Article]
In OUTReach, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Ability of Patients With HIV Infection to Predict Changes in Their Own CD4+ Lymphocyte and Viral Load Measurements (October 27, 2001)
In 39th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, from TheBodyPRO.com
- Frequent Monitoring of Viral Load Improves Outcome (October 9, 2001)
From California Collaborative Treatment Group 570 team
- Immunologic Profile of HIV-Infected Patients During Viral Remission and Relapse on Antiretroviral Therapy (October 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Ask the Expert: A New Infection With an Undetectable Viral Load (October 2001)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In HEPP News, from Brown Medical School
On TheBodyPRO.com
- Low-Level HIV Viral Rebound and Blips in Patients Receiving Potent Antiretroviral Therapy (February 7, 2001)
In The 8th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from TheBodyPRO.com
- Viral Reservoirs and Ongoing Virus Replication in Patients on HAART: Implications for Clinical Management) (February 5, 2001)
From TheBodyPRO.com
- Viral Load Blips (October 2000)
[Archived Article]
In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
- Scrub Typhus: Infection Reduces Viral Load in Some Patients (August 18, 2000)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Predictive Value of Viral Load "Blips" in Patients With Viral Suppression (August 17, 2000)
[Archived Article]
In STEP Ezine, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- The Natural History and Clinical Significance of Intermittent Virological "Blips" in Patients Who Attain an Initially Undetectable Viral Load (VL) on HAART (July 12, 2000)
[Archived Article]
In The XIII International AIDS Conference, from TheBodyPRO.com
- Full Plasma Viral Load Suppression is Needed to Achieve an Optimal CD4 Response Among Patients Receiving Triple-drug Antiretroviral Therapy (July 12, 2000)
[Archived Article]
In The XIII International AIDS Conference, from TheBodyPRO.com
- Ultra Sensitive Detection of Plasma HIV-1 RNA for Predicting the Durability of 3-Drug Antiretroviral Therapy (February 3, 1998)
[Archived Article]
From Seattle Treatment Education Project
- HIV-1 Viral Burden Predicts Survival Among Severely Immunosuppressed HIV-1-Infected Men (February 2, 1998)
[Archived Article]
From Seattle Treatment Education Project
News
- Using Viral Load Data to Monitor HIV Burden and Treatment Outcomes in the United States (February 7, 2012)
To read PDF, click here.
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)
[Archived Article]
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
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