Viral load assays
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DEFINITION
- Quantitative plasma HIV RNA assay.
- Most important indicator of response to ART. Goal of ART is to achieve and maintain viral suppression.[2]
- Can be useful in predicting clinical progression. Viremia copy-years predicts mortality in ART-naive.[11]
- Significant predictor of risk of transmission. Viral suppression prevents HIV transmission.[1]
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DEFINITION
- Quantitative plasma HIV RNA assay.
- Most important indicator of response to ART. Goal of ART is to achieve and maintain viral suppression.[2]
- Can be useful in predicting clinical progression. Viremia copy-years predicts mortality in ART-naive.[11]
- Significant predictor of risk of transmission. Viral suppression prevents HIV transmission.[1]
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Last updated: October 2, 2017
Citation
Spacek, Lisa A. "Viral Load Assays." Johns Hopkins HIV Guide, 2017. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545218/all/Viral_load_assays.
Spacek LA. Viral load assays. Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. 2017. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545218/all/Viral_load_assays. Accessed March 29, 2023.
Spacek, L. A. (2017). Viral load assays. In Johns Hopkins HIV Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545218/all/Viral_load_assays
Spacek LA. Viral Load Assays [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. ; 2017. [cited 2023 March 29]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545218/all/Viral_load_assays.
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