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Undetectable viral load

Roger Pebody
Published: 17 February 2012

If your viral load result is undetectable, there is only a little HIV in the body. The aim of HIV treatment is to have an undetectable viral load: this means that your HIV is being kept under control.

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Undetectable viral load

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