In a recent study published in Molecular Biology and Evolution, researchers investigated whether denser intrahost human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) populations had a higher incidence of coinfection ...

Patients with low-level viremia on sensitive assays have an increased risk for virologic failure, but the optimal management of such patients remains unclear. One goal of antiretroviral therapy (ART) ...

Reviewed by Carrie D. Johnston, MD, MS, Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. "Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources ...

Viral load in COVID-19 infection peaks later now than in the early days of the pandemic, driving implications for rapid testing, researchers say. A paper published in Clinical Infectious Diseases has ...

It's intuitive that a robust immune response to COVID-19 will result in a less severe, even asymptomatic infection. A new study puts some numbers to the term "robust." The study, in 92 critically ill ...

Viral load is a critical variable that could help predict the severity and mortality of COVID-19. About the study The present study examined viral load as a proxy for SARS-CoV-2 infectivity and ...

Evidence shows almost zero risk of sexual transmission when HIV viral loads are less than 1000 copies/mL, which could allow providers to destigmatize HIV and promote antiretroviral therapy adherence.

Pregnant women living with HIV showed a threefold increase in the risk for placental malaria in the context of a high viral load, based on data from more than 600 individuals. In the absence of ...

Hepatitis B viral load is the amount of hepatitis B virus (HBV) found in a person’s bloodstream. Hepatitis B is a viral infection that can pass from person to person through bodily fluids. It ...