HPTN 052 investigators are also reporting findings at the IAS conference concerning the relationship
between viral load, viral suppression, treatment failure and drug resistance.
Not exact matches
It's possible to have an undetectable
viral load between three and six months after starting ART.
The researchers found that the anti-cancer drug romidepsin increased the virus production in HIV - infected cells
between 2.1 and 3.9 times above normal and that the
viral load in the blood increased to measurable levels in five out of six patients with HIV infection.
Research published on July 24th in PLOS Pathogens reports that HIV infection re-shapes the relationship
between semen bacteria and immune factors which in turn affects
viral load, suggesting that the semen microbiome plays a role in sexual transmission of HIV.
With HIV, for example, the risk of passing the disease
between partners increases with higher
viral load: For every 10-fold increase in
viral concentration, one 2012 study suggests there is about a threefold increase in the risk of transmission per sexual act.
«Dengue strains differ in rates of
viral replication: New research works to decipher the relationship
between dengue
viral load patterns and disease severity using mathematical models.»
In addition, though 88 percent of the women had antibodies to prior dengue infection, the researchers found no positive or negative association
between prior immunity to dengue with Zika severity score, Zika
viral load or poor infant health or death.
They analyzed possible associations
between the amount of Zika in the blood or urine and severity of symptoms;
viral load and health of the infant; and severity of symptoms and infant health.
An HIV diagnosis during pregnancy, initiation of antiretroviral therapy in the third trimester, plasma
viral load of ≥ 500 copies / mL, and delivery
between 37 and 40 weeks were correlated with increased likelihood of HIV - indicated cesarean delivery in multivariable analysis.
There was no association
between symptoms of depression and severity of HIV infection measured by CD4 cell counts, HIV
viral load and the duration of time since the diagnosis of HIV infection.