CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

HIV “Blips”: What They Are (and Aren’t)

Episode Summary

Detectable HIV-1 RNA (viral load) can seem very worrisome for people living with HIV who are receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) and for their healthcare professionals. Tune in to learn how Brian R. Wood, MD, differentiates HIV-1 RNA “blips” from persistent low-level viremia and from virologic failure and how he handles each scenario.

Episode Notes

Detectable HIV-1 RNA (viral load) can seem very worrisome for people living with HIV who are receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) and for their healthcare professionals. Tune in to learn how Brian R. Wood, MD, differentiates HIV-1 RNA “blips” from persistent low-level viremia and from virologic failure, and how he handles each scenario.

Presenter:

Brian R. Wood, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

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