Nursing and Midwifery Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Towards Viral Load Testing for Managing HIV-Infected Patients in East, Central and Southern Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 661-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia L Riley ◽  
Jacqueline Rurangirwa ◽  
Latrice Fowler ◽  
Dennis Ellenberger ◽  
Elliot Raizes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Viral Load ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Load Testing ◽  
East Central ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Viral Load Testing ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

scholarly journals Trends in CD4 and viral load testing 2005 to 2018: multi‐cohort study of people living with HIV in Southern Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Zaniewski ◽  
Cam H Dao Ostinelli ◽  
Frédérique Chammartin ◽  
Nicola Maxwell ◽  
Mary‐Ann Davies ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Viral Load ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Load Testing ◽  
Viral Load Testing ◽  
Living With Hiv

scholarly journals Viral Load Testing for HIVBeyond the CD4 Count

1999 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-108
Author(s):  
Patricia Bereck Weikersheimer
Keyword(s):  
Viral Load ◽  
Cd4 Count ◽  
Load Testing ◽  
Viral Load Testing

scholarly journals Viral load testing in a resource-limited setting: quality control is critical

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Greig ◽  
Philipp du Cros ◽  
Derryck Klarkowski ◽  
Clair Mills ◽  
Steffen Jørgensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Viral Load ◽  
Resource Limited Setting ◽  
Load Testing ◽  
Viral Load Testing ◽  
Resource Limited ◽  
Limited Setting

scholarly journals Laboratory Operations, Specimen Processing, and Handling for Viral Load Testing and Surveillance

2010 ◽  
Vol 201 (s1) ◽  
pp. S27-S36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Puren ◽  
Jay L. Gerlach ◽  
Bernhard H. Weigl ◽  
David M. Kelso ◽  
Gonzalo J. Domingo
Keyword(s):  
Viral Load ◽  
Load Testing ◽  
Viral Load Testing ◽  
Specimen Processing

Exploring beyond viral load testing for EBV lymphoproliferation: Role of serum IL-6 and IgE assays as adjunctive tests

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 852-858 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Barton ◽  
S. Wasfy ◽  
D. Hébert ◽  
A. Dipchand ◽  
A. Fecteau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Viral Load ◽  
Load Testing ◽  
Viral Load Testing

Impact of Viral Load Testing on Patient Care

1999 ◽  
Vol 123 (11) ◽  
pp. 1011-1014
Author(s):  
Frederick S. Nolte
Keyword(s):  
Viral Load ◽  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Load Testing ◽  
Hiv Rna ◽  
Viral Load Testing ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Standard Of Practice ◽  
Hiv Type 1

Abstract Quantitative human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 RNA tests have been essential tools in increasing our understanding of HIV pathogenesis and antiretroviral therapy. The plasma HIV RNA level is among the most powerful predictive tests in modern medicine for disease progression and has rapidly become the standard of practice for guiding clinicians in initiating, monitoring, and changing antiretroviral therapy. In this article the scientific rationale and clinical indications for viral load testing in HIV infection are reviewed.

“Do I need to use condoms if I’m taking my meds?”

HIV ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 45-54
Author(s):  
Robert K. Bolan
Keyword(s):  
Viral Load ◽  
Sexual Transmission ◽  
Hiv Treatment ◽  
Load Testing ◽  
Hiv Replication ◽  
Viral Load Testing ◽  
Sexual Transmission Of Hiv ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis ◽  
Living With Hiv

It has been conclusively proven that sexual transmission of HIV does not occur if the individual living with HIV is adherent to antiretroviral therapy and HIV replication is consistently maintained below a plasma level of 200 copies/mL. What remains to be defined is the frequency of viral load testing to provide assurance that HIV is suppressed and how long must it remain so until suppression can be considered durable. This is required in order to provide guidance for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use by a sexual partner who is not living with HIV. Based on currently published studies and until more data are presented, it seems prudent to recommend that sexual partners of individuals living with HIV who are highly adherent to treatment use PrEP for 6 months to 1 year following initiation of HIV treatment and that viral load testing be performed quarterly for at least the first 2 years in the partner living with HIV.

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