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viral load
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viral load
n.
The concentration of a virus, such as HIV, in the blood.
viral load  (vrl)
The concentration of a virus, such as HIV, in the blood.
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AMPATH, a service collaboration between Moi University and local clinics in the Eldoret region of western Kenya, carried out viral load tests on all patients receiving ART who had suspected immunological signs of treatment failure (a CD4 cell decrease of at least 25% over the previous 6 months).
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The RealTime HIV-1 assay, for use on the m2000 system by this company, is among the most sensitive viral load tests available, with a broad dynamic range, capable of quantitating HIV-1 in plasma down to as few as 40 RNA molecules per milliliter (mL) and up to as many as 10 million molecules per mL.
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The viral load test showed the virus to be of low quantities, so he was not prescribed antiretroviral medication, but took vitamin supplements on his own volition.
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