#viral load

Women who had both hepatitis C and HIV were most likely to pass HCV on to their newborns.

Even without HBV immunoglobulin, no infants acquired hepatitis B from mothers with a high viral load.

The new drug reduced HDV viral load and lowered liver enzyme levels in people with hepatitis B and D.

There are a variety of hepatitis C treatments offered for all genotypes, with various stages of liver damage.

A recent Swedish study defined a low-level detectable viral load as between 50 and 999.

This holds true regardless of how long they’ve had HIV or whether they’re on antiretrovirals.

What does a non-detectable hepatitis C viral load mean? Can hep C come back?

New hepatitis C direct-acting antivirals are very effective, and a detectable viral load before the final test isn’t always cause for alarm.

A positive hepatitis C test does not necessarily prove that someone has hep C. What other tests are needed?

Being coinfected with hepatitis C and having a higher HIV viral load are also associated with such a risk according to a recent study.

There are three parts to testing for hepatitis C virus (HCV).

A hepatitis C antibody test is not enough to determine if someone has hepatitis C.

I’ve been thinking about blood tests. I’m on holidays, I have to do something! Do we over-test? I’ve been pondering this question.

Earlier this week I went and had a sample of blood removed from my arm for my 12 week post treatment viral load test.

I got my viral load results back today. They were good. It makes waiting the next 9 weeks easier.

After just seven days on treatment my viral load has dropped to 45. Not 45,000, just 45 copies.