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A viral load test shows how much HIV there is in a small sample of blood. The lower the amount the better. The aim of HIV treatment is to reduce viral load to a level which is too low to be measured by standard tests. This is called an ‘undetectable’ viral load. This means HIV is still present in your body, but at a low level.

Testing & health monitoring

HIV monitoring every six months is adequate for people on ART with stable viral suppression

News
10 October 2013
Viral load

HIV Viral load testing to start at regional hospitals

Editor's pick
Republica
9 October 2013
Improving HIV care

Studies look at community vs hospital-based HIV care and medication issues

News
7 October 2013
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Systematic review confirms that regular viral load monitoring assists adherence to HIV therapy

News
12 September 2013
Viral load

Persisently detectable viral load at any level increases risk of HIV treatment failure

News
29 August 2013
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Wanted: a standard model of HIV and Aids diagnostics for Africa

Editor's pick
The Guardian
6 August 2013
Pregnancy and vertical transmission

Opportunities being missed for a vaginal delivery for HIV-positive pregnant women in Europe with viral suppression

News
1 August 2013
Hepatitis & HIV

HCV RNA Levels Stable in People on ART But Not on Anti-HCV Therapy

Editor's pick
International AIDS Society
31 July 2013
HIV treatment

First-line antiretroviral therapy has improved over time, meta-analysis shows

News
5 July 2013
Cancer

Antiretroviral therapy cuts mortality risk for people diagnosed with HIV-related lymphoma

News
25 June 2013
Cancer

Undetectable viral load reduces the risk of HIV-associated anal cancer

News
11 June 2013
Undetectable viral load & treatment as prevention

Community viral load is flawed indicator of infectiousness, say experts

News
31 May 2013
The search for a cure

UD-led team develops mathematical model to measure hidden HIV

Editor's pick
University of Delaware Daily
8 May 2013
Undetectable viral load & treatment as prevention

Viral load in genital secretions differs between men and women undergoing HIV therapy

News
11 April 2013
Viral load

Point-of-care viral load testing potentially cost-effective in southern Africa

News
28 March 2013
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Routine viral load monitoring almost halves risk of virologic failure in 18-month Kenyan study

News
12 March 2013
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

MSF research points to ways to expand viral load testing in developing countries

Editor's pick
Médecins Sans Frontières press release
7 March 2013
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Alere to Develop Simple, Affordable Point-of-Care Nucleic Acid Test for Tuberculosis & Expand Manufacturing for POC HIV Viral Load Platform

Editor's pick
Alere
2 March 2013
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

UNITAID-financed project to increase access to new HIV monitoring technology

Editor's pick
UNITAID
15 February 2013
Undetectable viral load & treatment as prevention

Was higher viral load responsible for the African HIV epidemic?

News
12 February 2013
Cardiovascular disease

Management of hypertension reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease for HIV-positive people with high blood pressure

News
21 January 2013
The search for a cure

CMV infection may contribute to the size of the latent HIV reservoir

News
16 January 2013
People with limited treatment options

Any reduction in viral load has immunologic benefits for people with HIV who have triple-class treatment failure

News
8 January 2013
Starting treatment

Starting HIV therapy with a viral load above 100,000 is associated with a lower chance of achieving an undetectable viral load

News
28 November 2012